Jafitha Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Jafitha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafitha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Jafitha (6) may also be a first name.

Jafitha Last Name Facts

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

Jafitha is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Jafitha.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafitha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jafitha is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Jafitha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jafitha reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Jafitha is also the 4,967,096th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 6 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Jafitha is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffitha931/
Jafita9216/
Hafitha86548/
Jafetha863/
Cafitha863/
Jafithi861/
Djafita861/
Jafitah861/
Jaffitah801/
Haffitha801/
Jafeta77926/
Safita77275/
Jafuta7762/
Hafita7745/
Yafita7726/
Zafita776/
Jofita775/
Cafita772/
Jaffither751/
Japhithah751/
Safitah7128/
Savfita7115/
Saffita7111/
Hasfita7110/
Khafita716/
Yofitha715/
Safitta713/
Jafetas712/
Safieta712/
Safaita712/
Saafita711/
Jatfiti711/
Jafethi711/
Sofitha711/
Hafitay711/
Hafitho711/
Chafitah674/
Jafestas671/
Safeetha671/

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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 Jafitha
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