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Jafar Family History

Jafar Surname Meaning

Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic jaʿfar ‘spring source rivulet’. It was borne by the sixth imam of the Shiite Muslims Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (c. 702–765).

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1996 and 2002, in the United States, Jafar life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Jafar in 1996 was 67, and 53 in 2002.

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