Jaffet Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Jaffet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaffet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Jaffet (548) may also be a first name.

Jaffet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jaffet occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jaffet.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaffet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jaffet is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Jaffet reside; 39 percent reside in Southern Africa and 39 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 359,856th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 548 people.

It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 417,250. In Zimbabwe Jaffet is most numerous in: Bulawayo Province, where 41 percent live, Harare Province, where 22 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 19 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffett929/
Jaffets922/
Jaffeth921/
Jaffe9111,728/
Jafet911,860/
Jaffer8360,675/
Jaffee831,377/
Jafeth83253/
Caffet83224/
Jaffey83171/
Jaffie83110/
Saffet83105/
Jafete8350/
Joffet8346/
Jaffit8340/
Jaffei8318/
Jafett8317/
Haffet839/
Jafhet834/
Yaffet834/
Jafeit833/
Japfet832/
Jafeet832/
Djafet832/
Jaffeh831/
Zaffet831/
Jaffeu831/
Djaffe831/
Jahfet831/
Jafets831/
Jaaffe830/
Jafe8070/
Djaffer77459/
Jauffer77379/
Cauffet77150/
Jaffess7746/
Jaffeer7714/
Chaffet7711/
Haffett779/
Jayffee773/
Jaiffer773/
Jafffer772/
Jaaffer771/
Haffedt771/
Saiffet771/
Djafete771/
Jawffer771/
Jafferh771/
Jasfett770/
Caffett770/
Jafer7312,310/
Joffe733,665/
Yaffe732,577/
Jaffa731,768/
Caffe73774/
Yafet73508/
Saffe73427/
Jafit73270/
Jafei73238/
Jafes73147/
Safet73130/
Zaffe7379/
Jaffy7376/
Jaffé7367/
Jafee7353/
Jaffi7328/
Jafeu7327/
Hafet7313/
Iaffe7313/
Zafet737/
Jafed736/
Djafe736/
Jafie735/
Cafet735/
Jafeh733/
Jafea732/
Jasfe732/
Jaife732/
Jafey731/
Jahfe731/
Jaffè731/
Jaufe731/
Jafhe731/
Eaffe730/
Chauffet7129/
Chaffetz7127/
Djaiffer715/
Djaaffer711/
Cheaffet711/
Japhet6774,233/
Djafer675,501/
Caffey674,000/
Caffee673,737/
Jaufer671,766/
Zaffer671,077/
Jaafer67983/
Saffie67581/
Djaffi67578/
Jouffe67447/
Yafete67297/
Yaffee67285/
Jafeer67248/
Joffee67244/
Scaffe67201/
Joffer67179/
Saffee67135/
Hafeet67135/
Zapffe67134/
Hoffet67121/
Yaffie6771/
Iaffei6757/
Safeet6757/
Joffey6751/
Yaffey6740/
Hafets6735/
Yaffei6733/
Hafeth6730/
Joffie6728/
Jaifer6724/
Chauffete6722/
Haffit6721/
Jiafei6718/
Jeafer6716/
Yafett6715/
Ejiafe6714/
Saifet6714/
Jaffui6714/
Jhafit6713/
Saiffe6712/
Safiet6711/
Jafeed6711/
Jasfer6711/
Yaffes6710/
Jachfe6710/
Chaiffetz679/
Coffet677/
Jafees677/
Saffey677/
Zaffee676/
Chaffette676/
Saffei676/
Jafeez674/
Joffei673/
Hafete673/
Zafete673/
Jaffay673/
Jaaffa673/
Jooffe673/
Jafher672/
Zaffie672/
Haffed672/
Soffet672/
Safeut672/
Jeuffe672/
Joffes672/
Jofeth672/
Sauffe672/
Jayfer671/
Jayfey671/
Jofete671/
Jaffai671/
Jaffid671/
Hjafer671/
Yafets671/
Yaffer671/
Sayffe671/
Saffea671/
Chafet671/
Jaffuy671/
Jaafes671/
Javfer671/
Ziafet671/
Yaaffe671/
Yaffeu671/
Saffeh671/
Saffit671/
Scafet671/
Djaafe671/
Caffit671/
Djaife671/
Eaffee671/
Yafiet671/
Safeat671/
Jaffiy671/
Jaffoi671/
Saaffe670/
Haufet670/
Hafeyt670/
Seaffe670/
Caaffe670/
Jaffis670/

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Footnotes

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