Iafeta Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Iafeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iafeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
United States301:12,081,964463,456
American Samoa191:2,935631
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Kiribati41:28,352669
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Iafeta (22) may also be a first name.

Iafeta Last Name Facts

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

Iafeta is found in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Iafeta.

How Common Is The Last Name Iafeta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Iafeta are found; 45 percent are found in Australasia and 45 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 22 people.

Iafeta is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 137,222. In New Zealand it is most prevalent in: Auckland Region, where 36 percent are found, West Coast Region, where 24 percent are found and Wellington Region, where 21 percent are found. Other than New Zealand this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and American Samoa, where 19 percent are found.

Iafeta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Iafeta last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Iafeta earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.06% less than the national average, earning $26,297 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafeta83926/
Yafeta8357/
Iafetti7718/
Jafetha773/
Jafetas772/
Jafta7314,964/
Yafta73405/
Jafestas711/
Jaftha678,339/
Jafata67741/
Jafeti67635/
Yafeti67383/
Yafete67297/
Jafhta6768/
Jaftas6753/
Jafete6750/
Yafeto6729/
Yafita6726/
Yafata6718/
Jafita6716/
Jafeto677/
Jaffta676/
Yaftah676/
Jaftai671/
Jhafta671/
Jaftah671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Iafeta
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