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Jafri Surname Meaning

Muslim (mainly Pakistan): surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Jafar in particular from/with the sixth imam of the Shiite Muslims.

Compare Jaffri, Jaffrey and Jaffery possibly also from the Arabic personal name Jafrī ‘soothsayer’.

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


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