How common is the surname Jafri?

1,293 people in the United States had the surname Jafri in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,782 Americans. It ranked 20,512th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Jafri getting more or less common?

More common. 804 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,293 in 2010, up 61%.

The surname Jafri

A surname, carried by 1,293 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jafri is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,293 people named Jafri in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,782 Americans. That is up 61% since 2000, when the Census counted 804.

#20,512

rank among US surnames

1,293

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+60.8%

change since 2000 (was #28,049)

Who is named Jafri

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Jafri identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
White (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Two or more races 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Jafri?: 1,293 people in the United States had the surname Jafri in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,782 Americans. It ranked 20,512th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jafri?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Jafri identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Jafri getting more or less common?: More common. 804 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,293 in 2010, up 61%.