Jaffter Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jaffter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaffter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054

Jaffter (8) may also be a first name.

Jaffter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jaffter occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaffter? popularity and diffusion

Jaffter is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Jaffter occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jaffter live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jaffter is also the 4,213,784th most numerous given name in the world, held by 8 people.

The last name Jaffter is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Jaffter is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside.

Jaffter Last Name Statistics demography

Jaffter earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.21% more than the national average, earning R 406,860 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafter92146/
Jaffte921/
Haffter86125/
Jafther861/
Jafte832/
Hafter77329/
Safter77229/
Jaffta776/
Jafthe773/
Eafter773/
Jofter771/
Jaftes771/
Jaffti771/
Cafter770/
Japhter7124/
Jafthes7117/
Chafter7113/
Haifter719/
Safther712/
Jafftha711/
Hasfter711/
Hoffter710/
Jafta6714,964/
Jofte6795/
Safte6713/
Jafti672/
Javte671/

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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 Jaffter
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