Cognomen Жафаров (Jafarov 
, Жафаров 
, Zhafarov ) , in the entire world, is a common last name. The surname Жафаров is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is a common surname, Lithuania, where it is quite a rare surname, and Georgia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Russia. Very seldom, Жафаров is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Jafarov | Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, China, Georgia, Lithuania |
| Жафаров | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Zhafarov | Russia |
| галиб мұсаұлы жафаров Kazakhstani boxer, KZ (b. 1978) |
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