Jafta Surname

35,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,964 people bear this surname

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

Jafta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa14,9091:3,634477
England131:4,286,005132,302
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Jafta (4,686) may also be a first name.

Jafta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jafta is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jafta.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,331st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 487,005 people. The last name Jafta occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jafta reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 100,086th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 4,686 people.

Jafta is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 14,909 people, or 1 in 3,634. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent live, Western Cape, where 21 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent live. Aside from South Africa it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Jafta Last Name Statistics demography

Jafta earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.74% less than the national average, earning R 136,068 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaftha918,339/
Djafta9195/
Jafhta9168/
Jaftas9153/
Jaffta916/
Jhafta911/
Jaftai911/
Jaftah911/
Jafthas83121/
Jaftaha831/
Jafphta831/
Jafftha831/
Safta804,877/
Hafta801,906/
Yafta80405/
Zafta8020/
Jofta8010/
Jabta805/
Cafta804/
Jawta804/
Javta803/
Jafte802/
Jafti802/
Haftay733,381/
Japhta731,837/
Jafter73146/
Iafeta73101/
Caftea7394/
Yafeta7357/
Saftah7330/
Saftau7325/
Haftah7312/
Chafta737/
Yaftah736/
Haftau734/
Khafta733/
Jabtah733/
Jafthe733/
Jaftys732/
Haftad732/
Javtha731/
Haftat731/
Jahwta731/
Jaffte731/
Jaffti731/
Haftoa731/
Sayfta731/
Joftha731/
Jaftes731/
Haftha731/
Jabtai731/
Japhtha6757/
Chaftas6738/
Japhtas6731/
Jafthes6717/
Safthay6713/
Khaftha6711/
Jaffter678/
Safthah671/
Japhtah671/
Chaftai671/
Yaftash671/
Jafther671/
Chaftah671/

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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
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  • 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 Jafta
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