Jaffery

Jaffery Meaning & Origin

About Jaffery
The surname Jaffery is of Arabic origin and is derived from the given name Jafar, which means "stream" or "rivulet" in Arabic. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it is derived from the name of an ancestor. The surname Jaffery is commonly found among Muslim communities, particularly those of Arab and South Asian descent.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Jaffery is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Jaffery: 367
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 55,841
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jaffery based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Jaffery is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JFR
🗽 NYSIIS
JA
🔊 Soundex
J01060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH AE1 F ER0 IY0
🌐 IPA
/jaffery*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JFR', 'AFR')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J160

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Jaffery in Braille

Here's how to represent Jaffery in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Jaffery in braille

How to sign the name Jaffery using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Jaffery using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Jaffery in sign language

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