Jaffa is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jaffa
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Jaffa

How popular is Jaffa?

Jaffa is ranked 234243 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Jaffas grew by 24.4898 per cent to 305 since 2000 and ranked 65066 after elevating 8593 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.95 90.61
Hispanic or Latino 8.2 2.86
Black 4.92 2.86
Others 2.62 3.67
Jaffa is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Northern Ireland. Around 1395 people have been found who wears Jaffa as their family name. Jaffa is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
28,661 Serbia8
280,667 Canada5
46,707 New Zealand5
513 Sierra Leone4
1,347 Liberia2
10,267 Sri Lanka2
5,859 Mauritius2
20,595 China2
12,844 Pakistan2
219,873 France2
123,175 Tanzania1
169,904 Brazil1
810,193 Indonesia1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
172,258 Germany1
14,373 Jordan1
12,270 Lebanon1
40,340 Malaysia1
36,814 Romania1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
5,589 Sudan1
77,122 Sweden1
18,969 Wales1
17,236 Ghana1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,620 Singapore30
144,672 Ukraine24
23,914 Denmark20
92,417 Australia17
493,558 India15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,129 Northern Ireland60
Countries with hundreds of Jaffa:
60,385 United States422
15,738 England360
24,304 South Africa237
7,135 Israel153
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Jaffa Namesakes

  • Abubakary Jaffary, Soccer player
  • Adnan Jaffar, Television actor
  • Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, Screenwriter
  • Max Jaffa, Musical Artist
  • Ahmed Ben Said Jaffar, Politician
  • Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, Screenwriter
  • Franki Jaffa, Rick Jaffa's son
  • Max Jaffa, Musical Artist
  • Karl Jaffary, Politician
  • William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon

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