Jaffer is used as a family name or surname in Pakistan. It is 6 characters long in length.

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

How popular is Jaffer?

Jaffer is common in Pakistan.

Jaffer is ranked 8061 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Jaffers grew by 23.69281 per cent to 757 since 2000 and ranked 30767 after elevating 4137 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
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 69.09 63.24
White 21.14 26.47
Others 4.76 7.19
Black 3.3 1.96
Jaffer is quite popular family name mostly used in Pakistan while Bahrain is ahead in terms of density. Around 67106 people have been found who wears Jaffer as their family name. Jaffer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
38,459 New Zealand7
615,517 Russia6
2,370 Iraq5
10,202 Egypt5
1,615 Sudan5
2,109 Ethiopia5
2,306 Angola4
381,097 Ukraine4
6,270 Hong Kong3
20,595 China2
10,267 Sri Lanka2
65,594 Belgium2
23,858 Iran2
124,220 Italy2
118,441 Germany2
2,196 Liberia1
90,903 Moldova1
49,101 Denmark1
1,253 Burundi1
16,228 Bulgaria1
2,211 Brunei1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
7,191 Afghanistan1
810,193 Indonesia1
14,618 Guyana1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
5,872 Namibia1
5,916 Mozambique1
2,935 Madagascar1
1,819 Laos1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
14,373 Jordan1
29,046 Japan1
15,162 Costa Rica1
18,969 Wales1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
28,564 Switzerland36
26,164 Sweden36
3,830 Luxembourg20
28,338 Norway20
14,048 Ireland16
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
133,875 France61
5,248 Singapore59
Countries with hundreds of Jaffer:
121 Bahrain953
1,073 Kuwait348
951 Qatar253
10,151 Malaysia177
16,314 Australia162
23,602 Mexico131
Countries with thousands of Jaffer:
461 Yemen8,209
1,157 Kenya4,865
947 Saudi Arabia3,771
1,927 South Africa3,397
17,458 India2,490
2,501 Tanzania2,128
591 United Arab Emirates1,659
4,908 England1,500
3,553 Canada1,311
3,860 Uganda1,307
381 Oman1,269
27,503 United States1,103
Countries with ten thousands of Jaffer:
616 Pakistan31,682
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Michael Jaffer worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 24 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Orphan and arrived on November 15, 1848.

Jaffer Namesakes

  • Aamer Jaffery, Cricket Player
  • Amina Alijah Noor Ali Itmadi Kassim Jaffer, Sadruddin Hashwani's sister
  • Aman Jaffery, Film producer
  • Wasim Jaffer, Cricketer
  • Ayesha Jaffer, Wasim Jaffer's wife
  • Melissa Jaffer, Actress
  • Ebrahim Jaffer, Actor
  • Farrah Jaffer, Costume designer
  • Farrukh Jaffer, Actor
  • Farukh Jaffer, Actor
  • Kelsey Jaffer, from 0 drama, romance movie The Law of Men, who portrayed Rashida.

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