Jafari is used as a family name or surname in Iran. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jafari
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Iran
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Jafari

How popular is Jafari?

Jafari is common in Iran.

Jafari is ranked 1180 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Jafaris grew by 27.27273 per cent to 938 since 2000 and ranked 26110 after elevating 3913 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 76.44 75.17
Others 14.29 16.55
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 5.65 4.61
Hispanic or Latino 1.81 1.63
Jafari is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Iran which signifies that it is originated from Iran. Around 450480 people have been found who wears Jafari as their family name. Jafari is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
6,072 China7
98,953 Belarus7
8,582 Japan6
95,557 Czech Republic6
13,220 Thailand6
25,156 Azerbaijan5
26,825 Georgia5
11,802 Egypt4
14,494 Armenia3
3,752 Iraq3
3,437 Sudan2
10,211 Bulgaria2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
14,004 Hungary2
2,835 Libya2
1,118 Isle of Man2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
40,064 Nigeria2
34,572 Israel2
7,574 Bangladesh2
28,746 Algeria1
120,357 Argentina1
9,498 Iceland1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
2,935 Madagascar1
56,169 Mexico1
3,350 Fiji1
11,486 Estonia1
36,814 Romania1
5,872 Namibia1
3,243 Suriname1
4,249 Cambodia1
11,831 Tajikistan1
169,904 Brazil1
7,314 Bolivia1
58,885 Poland1
28,365 Kenya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,004 Bahrain49
4,813 Hong Kong47
44,472 Spain46
2,337 Cyprus43
219,714 Russia39
8,214 Singapore35
8,720 Qatar29
94,051 Kazakhstan19
26,722 New Zealand14
220,909 Ukraine12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
20,909 Zimbabwe75
22,440 Belgium74
6,104 Wales56
8,843 Scotland53
Countries with hundreds of Jafari:
4,092 Saudi Arabia847
8,231 England812
10,216 Turkey734
1,695 Jordan617
1,618 Sweden609
1,853 United Arab Emirates573
7,690 Canada540
6,777 Australia425
31,246 Indonesia332
35,533 France282
34,473 Italy258
11,872 Netherlands239
27,867 South Africa201
2,626 Oman186
4,897 Finland157
8,140 Austria157
5,195 Norway144
2,714 Kuwait139
4,865 Denmark123
15,938 Greece123
10,773 Switzerland108
Countries with thousands of Jafari:
1,672 Pakistan6,286
1,196 Syria2,939
4,242 Germany2,118
2,889 Uganda1,867
17,829 United States1,836
31,094 India1,167
2,354 Malaysia1,113
4,767 Morocco1,074
Countries with ten thousands of Jafari:
86 Afghanistan29,421
385 Tanzania14,119
Countries with hundred thousands of Jafari:
5 Iran380,246
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Jafari Namesakes

  • Maryam Jafari Azarmani, Poet
  • Amin Jafari, Cinematographer
  • Amir Jafari, Actor
  • Aqeel Abbas Jafari, Writer
  • Mohammad Ali Jafari, Political leader
  • Azad Jafarian, Film director
  • Azra Jafari, Mayor of Nili
  • Amir Jafari, Actor
  • Abolhassan Jafari, Soccer player
  • Mohammad Ali Jafari, Political leader
  • In 1970 comedy movie, Taxi-e eshgh, Giti Jafari portrayed N.

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