Jafau Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Jafau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jafau (51) may also be a first name.
Jafau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jafau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jafau is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jafau.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafau? popularity and diffusion
Jafau is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jafau reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jafau is also the 1,396,783rd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 51 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent live, Kaduna, where 14 percent live and Kebbi, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent live.
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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 Jafau
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