Surname Jàfar (Джафар 
, Jàfar) , throughout the world, is a rare family name. The last name Jàfar is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare surname, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Russia. More prevalently, Jàfar is the forename as well as the last name.