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 more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jafau is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Jafau is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jafau reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 51 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent live, Kaduna, where 14 percent live and Kebbi, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common 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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