Jafeti Surname
Approximately 635 people bear this surname
Jafeti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 592 | 1:89,428 | 9,012 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Jafeti (2,003) may also be a first name.
Jafeti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jafeti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jafeti is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafeti? popularity and diffusion
It is the 514,102nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,476,450 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jafeti are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 168,874th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 2,003 people.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 592 people, or 1 in 89,428. In Tanzania Jafeti is mostly found in: Katavi Region, where 46 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 35 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 12 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jafeeti | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jaffeti | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jafethi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jafeta | 83 | 926 | / |
| Yafeti | 83 | 383 | / |
| Jafati | 83 | 63 | / |
| Jafete | 83 | 50 | / |
| Japheti | 77 | 1,538 | / |
| Iafetti | 77 | 18 | / |
| Jafathi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Jafetha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Djafete | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jatfiti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jayfati | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ziafeti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yafethi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safetih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caffeti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafithi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zafethi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scafetti | 71 | 89 | / |
| Caffetti | 71 | 43 | / |
| Japhethi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hafiti | 67 | 617 | / |
| Yafete | 67 | 297 | / |
| Iafeta | 67 | 101 | / |
| Safiti | 67 | 93 | / |
| Yafeta | 67 | 57 | / |
| Scaffetti | 67 | 42 | / |
| Yofeti | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jafita | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jofati | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cafiti | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jafate | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zafete | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hafete | 67 | 3 | / |
| Safete | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sofeti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jofete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajjafati | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijawfatei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafeta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jofiti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaffether | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jafeti
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