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Around the world, Jaafar (جعفر , Jaafar , Джафар ) is a widespread predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine forename. The first name Jaafar is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Iraq, where it is a common principally masculine, but very infrequently girly name, Syria, and Lebanon, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but scarcely girly name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Iraq, Sudan, and Syria. Very seldom, Jaafar is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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جعفر | Egypt, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Iraq |
Jaafar | Malaysia, Nigeria, Morocco, Iraq, Lebanon |
Джафар | Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Russia |
ג'עפר | Israel |
Jaafar is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jafar , the Aladdin character.