Jafett Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Jafett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Jafett (65) may also be a first name.
Jafett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jafett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jafett is found most in Brazil. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafett? popularity and diffusion
Jafett is the 4,772,636th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Jafett are found; 94 percent are found in South America and 94 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 65 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 13,379,646. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 69 percent reside, Mato Grosso do Sul, where 19 percent reside and Mato Grosso, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Brazil Jafett occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Jafett
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