Jafter Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

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

Jafter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Jafter (304) may also be a first name.

Jafter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jafter has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jafter is the 1,459,453rd most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jafter are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Jafter is also the 504,994th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 304 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 440,469. In South Africa Jafter is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

Jafter Last Name Statistics demography

Jafter earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.66% more than the national average, earning R 267,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffter928/
Jafther921/
Jafte912/
Hafter83329/
Safter83229/
Jafthe833/
Eafter833/
Jofter831/
Jaftes831/
Jaffte831/
Cafter830/
Haffter77125/
Japhter7724/
Jafthes7717/
Chafter7713/
Haifter779/
Safther772/
Hasfter771/
Jafta7314,964/
Jofte7395/
Safte7313/
Jafti732/
Javte731/
Jaftha678,339/
Habter67446/
Yafete67297/
Saftey67156/
Caftea6794/
Jafhta6768/
Saftei6744/
Hawter6742/
Hofter6737/
Softer6717/
Yafteh6715/
Japhte6710/
Saftie677/
Jaffta676/
Sawter676/
Cofter672/
Jaftys672/
Jobter672/
Scafte671/
Javthe671/
Jatvte671/
Joftes671/
Jaffti671/
Jabteh671/
Zafteh671/
Jhafta671/
Jaftai671/
Caftei671/
Safthe671/
Zabter671/
Cafthe670/

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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 Jafter
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