Jafeth Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Jafeth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafeth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2291:231,18619,065
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Jafeth (2,288) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffeth921/
Jafet911,860/
Jaffet83100/
Jafete8350/
Jafett8317/
Jafhet834/
Jafeit833/
Djafet832/
Jafeet832/
Japfet832/
Jofeth832/
Jahfet831/
Jafets831/
Japheth775,744/
Jaffett779/
Jafaith777/
Jaffets772/
Djafete771/
Safeeth771/
Jasfett770/
Yafet73508/
Jafit73270/
Safet73130/
Zafet737/
Jafed736/
Cafet735/
Japhethe711/
Japheath711/
Jjapheth711/
Japhetth711/
Japhet6774,233/
Yafete67297/
Caffet67224/
Saffet67105/
Safeet6757/
Joffet6746/
Jaffit6740/
Yafett6715/
Saifet6714/
Jhafit6713/
Yafith6711/
Safiet6711/
Jafeed6711/
Yaffet674/
Zafete673/
Safeut672/
Jofete671/
Safeat671/
Yafiet671/
Scafet671/
Jafhid671/
Yafets671/
Zaffet671/
Ziafet671/

Jafeth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafeth in the Oriya language
ଯାେଫତ୍yaephat-
Jafeth in the Marathi language
जाफेथjaphetha-

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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 Jafeth
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