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In all the world, Jaffar (جعفر
, Jaffar
, Джафар
) is a widespread predominantly masculine, but very infrequently feminine first name. The first name Jaffar is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Iraq, where it is a common predominantly male, but scarcely feminine name, Syria, and Bahrain, where it is quite a common principally male, but very seldom female name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Iraq, Sudan, and Syria. Very seldom, Jaffar is the last name as well as the forename.
Jaffar is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jafar , the Aladdin character and Jaffar , character in Prince of Persia.