Jafet Surname

219,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Jafet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,2641:1,906273
Brazil1781:1,202,66541,567
Nigeria1601:1,107,14245,738
Tanzania761:696,60040,185
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
France211:3,162,987209,042
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Jafet (8,512) may also be a first name.

Jafet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jafet (Bengali: জাফেত, Marathi: जाफेत, Oriya: ଜାେଫତ) has its highest incidence in Namibia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jafet is the 219,780th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,918,035 people. The surname Jafet occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Jafet live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jafet is also the 68,278th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 8,512 people.

The surname Jafet is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is held by 1,264 people, or 1 in 1,906. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Omusati Region, where 27 percent live, Ohangwena Region, where 17 percent live and Oshana Region, where 17 percent live. Barring Namibia Jafet exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Jafet Last Name Statistics demography

Jafet earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.14% more than the national average, earning $74,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafeth91253/
Jaffet91100/
Jafete9150/
Jafett9117/
Jafhet914/
Jafeit913/
Japfet912/
Jafeet912/
Djafet912/
Jahfet911/
Jafets911/
Jafe8970/
Jaffett839/
Jaffets832/
Jaffeth831/
Djafete831/
Jasfett830/
Jafer8012,310/
Jaffe8011,728/
Yafet80508/
Jafit80270/
Jafei80238/
Jafes80147/
Safet80130/
Jafee8053/
Jafeu8027/
Hafet8013/
Zafet807/
Jafed806/
Djafe806/
Jafie805/
Cafet805/
Jafeh803/
Jafea802/
Jasfe802/
Jaife802/
Jafey801/
Jahfe801/
Jaufe801/
Jafhe801/
Japhet7374,233/
Jaffer7360,675/
Djafer735,501/
Jaufer731,766/
Jaffee731,377/
Jaafer73983/
Yafete73297/
Jafeer73248/
Caffet73224/
Jaffey73171/
Hafeet73135/
Jaffie73110/
Saffet73105/
Safeet7357/
Joffet7346/
Jaffit7340/
Hafets7335/
Hafeth7330/
Jaifer7324/
Jaffei7318/
Jiafei7318/
Jeafer7316/
Yafett7315/
Ejiafe7314/
Saifet7314/
Jhafit7313/
Safiet7311/
Jafeed7311/
Jasfer7311/
Jachfe7310/
Haffet739/
Jafees737/
Jafeez734/
Yaffet734/
Hafete733/
Zafete733/
Jafher732/
Safeut732/
Jofeth732/
Jayfer731/
Jayfey731/
Jofete731/
Jaffeh731/
Hjafer731/
Yafets731/
Zaffet731/
Chafet731/
Jaffeu731/
Jaafes731/
Javfer731/
Ziafet731/
Scafet731/
Djaafe731/
Djaffe731/
Djaife731/
Yafiet731/
Safeat731/
Haufet730/
Hafeyt730/
Jaaffe730/
Cafe6713,095/
Japheth675,744/
Safe674,291/
Zafe673,684/
Yafe671,609/
Djaafer671,349/
Jafi671,190/
Jafa67584/
Djaffer67459/
Jauffer67379/
Haifete67376/
Jafy67217/
Jaayfer67205/
Djaifer67169/
Cauffet67150/
Japhets67136/
Jofe67130/
Jeifetz6797/
Jaiphet6767/
Iafe6750/
Hafeitz6749/
Jaffess6746/
Chafets6727/
Khafeet6721/
Chafeet6718/
Jaffeer6714/
Chaffet6711/
Haffett679/
Caufeyt678/
Jafaith677/
Jafeesh676/
Dzhafet675/
Japhete675/
Jaaphet674/
Jayffee673/
Jaiffer673/
Ajiasfe673/
Japhett673/
Hafeeth672/
Djadfer672/
Jjaphet672/
Jafffer672/
Safeeth671/
Safiett671/
Jasfeer671/
Jaaffer671/
Haffedt671/
Djeafer671/
Djaàfer671/
Djhafer671/
Djafeer671/
Djaafei671/
Jahphet671/
Jafheer671/
Jaaifer671/
Yafette671/
Saiffet671/
Djaphet671/
Djeafea671/
Jawffer671/
Jafferh671/
Hayfetz671/
Jeaphet671/
Djahfer671/
Caffett670/

Jafet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafet in the Bengali language
জাফেতjapheta-
Jafet in the Oriya language
ଜାେଫତjaephata-
Jafet in the Marathi language
जाफेतjapheta-

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