Jafeth Surname
Approximately 253 people bear this surname
Jafeth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 229 | 1:231,186 | 19,065 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Jafeth (2,288) may also be a first name.
Jafeth Demographics
Jafeth Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jafeth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jafeth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jafeth (Marathi: जाफेथ, Oriya: ଯାେଫତ୍) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jafeth.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafeth? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,006,539th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname Jafeth is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Jafeth live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jafeth is also the 155,907th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 2,288 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 231,186. In Tanzania Jafeth is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 92 percent live, Kagera Region, where 4 percent live and Katavi Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.
Jafeth Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Jafeth last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaffeth | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jafet | 91 | 1,860 | / |
| Jaffet | 83 | 100 | / |
| Jafete | 83 | 50 | / |
| Jafett | 83 | 17 | / |
| Jafhet | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jafeit | 83 | 3 | / |
| Djafet | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jafeet | 83 | 2 | / |
| Japfet | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jofeth | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jahfet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jafets | 83 | 1 | / |
| Japheth | 77 | 5,744 | / |
| Jaffett | 77 | 9 | / |
| Jafaith | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jaffets | 77 | 2 | / |
| Djafete | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safeeth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jasfett | 77 | 0 | / |
| Yafet | 73 | 508 | / |
| Jafit | 73 | 270 | / |
| Safet | 73 | 130 | / |
| Zafet | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jafed | 73 | 6 | / |
| Cafet | 73 | 5 | / |
| Japhethe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Japheath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jjapheth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Japhetth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Japhet | 67 | 74,233 | / |
| Yafete | 67 | 297 | / |
| Caffet | 67 | 224 | / |
| Saffet | 67 | 105 | / |
| Safeet | 67 | 57 | / |
| Joffet | 67 | 46 | / |
| Jaffit | 67 | 40 | / |
| Yafett | 67 | 15 | / |
| Saifet | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jhafit | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yafith | 67 | 11 | / |
| Safiet | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jafeed | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yaffet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zafete | 67 | 3 | / |
| Safeut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jofete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safeat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafiet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scafet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafhid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaffet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziafet | 67 | 1 | / |
Jafeth Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jafeth in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯାେଫତ୍ | yaephat | - |
| Jafeth in the Marathi language | ||
| जाफेथ | japhetha | - |
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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
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- 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 Jafeth
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