Djafta Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Djafta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Djafta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon941:220,94822,265
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Djafta (1,486) may also be a first name.

Djafta Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Djafta Come From? nationality or country of origin

Djafta is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Djafta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Djafta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Djafta reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 201,767th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 1,486 people.

Djafta is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 220,948. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 85 percent are found, North Region, where 12 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Djafta is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafta9114,964/
Jaftha838,339/
Dyafta83211/
Jafhta8368/
Jaftas8353/
Jaffta836/
Jhafta831/
Jaftai831/
Jafthas77121/
Jaftaha771/
Jafphta771/
Jafftha771/
Safta734,877/
Zafta7320/
Jofta7310/
Jawta734/
Cafta734/
Javta733/
Japhta671,837/
Caftea6794/
Saftah6730/
Saftau6725/
Djabti676/
Joftha671/
Javtha671/
Sayfta671/
Djabto671/
Djowta671/
Jahwta671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Djafta
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