Jaafar meaning | Last name Jaafar origin

Following is the meaning of Jaafar surname. Family name Jaafar is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Jaafar
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Morocco
Meaning: Person name matching the Arabic word Jafar (= stream, river). Other forms: El Jaafar Ben Jaafar, Jaafari, El Jaafari. The name refers in particular to Jafar al-Sadiq (or as-Sadiq), a descendant of the prophet, saint and scholar of the eighth century.

Jaafar is used as a family name or surname in Morocco languages. Jaafar has 6 characters long in length.

Jaafar is common in Morocco country(ies).

Jaafar is ranked 4313 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Jaafars grew by 48.52459 per cent to 453 since 2000 and ranked 46902 after elevating 14642 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.59 73.44
Others 7.73 14.43
Hispanic or Latino 5.96 4.59
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
5.74 7.21
Black 1.99 0

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Jaafar

How popular is Jaafar?

Jaafar is quite popular family name mostly used in Malaysia while Brunei is ahead in terms of density. Around 126582 people have been found who wears Jaafar as their family name. Jaafar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
83,734 Belarus9
5,318 China8
95,557 Czech Republic6
13,220 Thailand6
1,295 Yemen4
11,480 Japan4
9,097 Wales3
5,217 Zambia2
34,681 Norway2
10,211 Bulgaria2
23,344 Austria2
1,421 Gabon2
44,018 Poland2
19,046 Ireland2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
2,935 Madagascar1
2,196 Liberia1
9,591 Panama1
17,768 Pakistan1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
20,172 Hungary1
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Mohamad Jaafar Soccer player
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  • Shafiee Jaafar characterized important role of N in 1988 musical flick Dendang Remaja.
  • Rashidah Jaafar, from 1984 drama and family flick Matinya Seorang Patriot, who played Yusoff's secretary.
  • In 1979, R. Jaafar portrayed the role of N in action, comedy flick Panglima badol.
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