Mojaffar Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Mojaffar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mojaffar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2691:2,851,54487,023
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537

Mojaffar (9,527) may also be a first name.

Mojaffar Last Name Facts

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

Mojaffar (Hindi: मोजफ्फर, Marathi: मोजफर, Oriya: େମାଜାଫର) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mojaffar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 942,947th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mojaffar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Mojaffar is also the 63,312th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 9,527 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 2,851,544. In India Mojaffar is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 66 percent are found, West Bengal, where 30 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account India it exists in one country. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mojaffar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mojaffar in the Hindi language
मोजफ्फरmojaphphara92.86
मोजफरmojaphara2.38
मोजफफरmojaphaphara2.38
मो़़जफ्फरmojaphphara2.38
Mojaffar in the Marathi language
मोजफरmojaphara66.67
मोजाफरmojaphara33.33
Mojaffar in the Oriya language
େମାଜାଫରemajaphara50
େମାଜଫରemajaphara50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mojaffar
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