Jafetha Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Jafetha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafetha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Jafetha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jafetha occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafetha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jafetha are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafeta92926/
Jafitha865/
Jafetas862/
Jafethi861/
Jaffitha801/
Jafestas801/
Safeetha801/
Jafata77741/
Jafeti77635/
Iafeta77101/
Yafeta7757/
Jafete7750/
Jafita7716/
Jafeto777/
Hafeta771/
Jaffether751/
Hafitha71548/
Cafitha713/
Safieta712/
Djafita711/
Jafithi711/
Yafethi711/
Jafitah711/
Jafeeti711/
Jaffata711/
Jaffeti711/
Japheta711/
Haffeta710/
Scafetta67730/
Saphetha677/
Japhethi674/
Zaffetta673/
Japhatha672/
Jhapheta671/
Scaffeta671/
Jaffitah671/
Haffitha671/
Japhethe671/

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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 Jafetha
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