Jolfa Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Jolfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jolfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1511:508,49430,000
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jolfa (45) may also be a first name.

Jolfa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jolfa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jolfa is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jolfa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jolfa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,415,499th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jolfa reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 45 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 508,494. In Iran it is primarily found in: Khuzestan Province, where 47 percent are found, West Azerbaijan Province, where 28 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Iran Jolfa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jolfai914/
Joselfa831/
Julfa801,136/
Solfa80612/
Zolfa80610/
Holfa8023/
Jalfa806/
Colfa801/
Jolfi801/
Iolfa801/
Jolfo801/
Jalfai73370/
Ajolfi73147/
Julfah73138/
Jalfah73130/
Zolfad7311/
Jalfat7310/
Kholfa736/
Zoulfa735/
Jolfis733/
Holfah733/
Julfat732/
Zolfat732/
Holfad731/
Jolfer731/
Joolfoo67133/
Yoselfa674/
Jolhfee673/
Zoulfas672/
Jolffer672/
Khoulfa671/
Houlfai671/
Kholffa671/
Jollffe671/
Jolhffe671/
Cholfai671/
Kholfai671/
Holfhat671/
Holfast670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jolfa
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