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
The last name Jafau is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jafau.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jafau is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly 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 frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 51 people.
The surname Jafau is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Jafau is mostly concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent are found, Kaduna, where 14 percent are found and Kebbi, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Jafau exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent are found.
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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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