Jafta Surname
Approximately 14,964 people bear this surname
Jafta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 14,909 | 1:3,634 | 477 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Jafta (4,686) may also be a first name.
Jafta Demographics
Average Jafta Salary in
South Africa
R 136,068
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Jafta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jafta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jafta occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafta? popularity and diffusion
Jafta is the 35,331st most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 487,005 people. Jafta is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jafta are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 100,086th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 4,686 people.
The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 14,909 people, or 1 in 3,634. In South Africa Jafta is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaftha | 91 | 8,339 | / |
| Djafta | 91 | 95 | / |
| Jafhta | 91 | 68 | / |
| Jaftas | 91 | 53 | / |
| Jaffta | 91 | 6 | / |
| Jhafta | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jaftai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jaftah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jafthas | 83 | 121 | / |
| Jaftaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jafphta | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jafftha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safta | 80 | 4,877 | / |
| Hafta | 80 | 1,906 | / |
| Yafta | 80 | 405 | / |
| Zafta | 80 | 20 | / |
| Jofta | 80 | 10 | / |
| Jabta | 80 | 5 | / |
| Cafta | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jawta | 80 | 4 | / |
| Javta | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jafte | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jafti | 80 | 2 | / |
| Haftay | 73 | 3,381 | / |
| Japhta | 73 | 1,837 | / |
| Jafter | 73 | 146 | / |
| Iafeta | 73 | 101 | / |
| Caftea | 73 | 94 | / |
| Yafeta | 73 | 57 | / |
| Saftah | 73 | 30 | / |
| Saftau | 73 | 25 | / |
| Haftah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Chafta | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yaftah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Haftau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khafta | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jabtah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jafthe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jaftys | 73 | 2 | / |
| Haftad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Javtha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haftat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jahwta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaffte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaffti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haftoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sayfta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joftha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaftes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haftha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jabtai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Japhtha | 67 | 57 | / |
| Chaftas | 67 | 38 | / |
| Japhtas | 67 | 31 | / |
| Jafthes | 67 | 17 | / |
| Safthay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khaftha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jaffter | 67 | 8 | / |
| Safthah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Japhtah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaftai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaftash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafther | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaftah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jafta
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