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 surname Jafau is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Jafau occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jafau are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jafau is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 51 people.
The surname Jafau is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent live, Kaduna, where 14 percent live and Kebbi, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria Jafau 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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