Jaffke Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Jaffke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaffke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2451:328,59432,651
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
Poland771:493,62048,553
Austria131:655,03358,041
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Jäffke (1) are calculated separately.

Jaffke Last Name Facts

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

Jaffke is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Jäffke. For other possible spellings of Jaffke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaffke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 567,444th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,083,565 people. The last name Jaffke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Jaffke live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Jaffke is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 328,594. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 27 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live and Berlin, where 14 percent live. Apart from Germany it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Poland, where 14 percent live.

Jaffke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jaffke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jaffke surname rose 6,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jaffke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jaffke last name are 41.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.24% registered with the political party.

Jaffke earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.35% more than the national average, earning $49,339 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jäffke941/
Jafke9127/
Haffke83782/
Zaffke83239/
Jaffka832/
Djafke831/
Jafkey831/
Jaffky831/
Caffke831/
Haffcke7710/
Haffkey771/
Javke731,090/
Hafke731,064/
Zafke7372/
Jawke7312/
Yafke733/
Safke732/
Cafke730/
Jofke730/
Hafkey6785/
Haafke6770/
Hafker6766/
Haffki6745/
Djafki6729/
Soffke6729/
Zaufke6728/
Hafkie6728/
Haffky6727/
Hoffke6710/
Zaffky677/
Chafke675/
Zoffke673/
Jawcke673/
Jabcke673/
Jawker672/
Jaffct672/
Heafke671/
Zapfke671/
Jeawke671/
Jawkey671/
Yafeke671/
Haffka670/
Hafkee670/

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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
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  • 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 Jaffke
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