Jafeta Surname

384,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Jafeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho6411:3,171537
Namibia1531:15,7482,858
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

Jafeta (246) may also be a first name.

Jafeta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jafeta is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafeta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 384,027th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,869,920 people. Jafeta is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jafeta reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 569,299th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 246 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 641 people, or 1 in 3,171. In Lesotho Jafeta is mostly found in: Quthing District, where 21 percent reside, Mohale's Hoek District, where 17 percent reside and Maseru District, where 15 percent reside. Beside Lesotho this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Jafeta Last Name Statistics demography

Jafeta earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.29% less than the national average, earning R 87,228 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafetha923/
Jafetas922/
Jafestas861/
Jafata83741/
Jafeti83635/
Iafeta83101/
Yafeta8357/
Jafete8350/
Jafita8316/
Jafeto837/
Hafeta831/
Jafitha775/
Safieta772/
Japheta771/
Djafita771/
Jafitah771/
Jafeeti771/
Jaffata771/
Jaffeti771/
Jafethi771/
Haffeta770/
Scafetta71730/
Zaffetta713/
Jaffitha711/
Jhapheta711/
Safeetha711/
Scaffeta711/
Jaffitah711/
Yafeti67383/
Yafete67297/
Safita67275/
Hafita6745/
Scaffetta6741/
Yafeto6729/
Yafita6726/
Yafata6718/
Zafita676/
Jofita675/
Safeto673/
Cafita672/
Jaffether671/
Jofete671/

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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 Jafeta
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