Jaftha Surname
Approximately 8,339 people bear this surname
Jaftha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8,229 | 1:6,584 | 846 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Namibia | 45 | 1:53,542 | 6,362 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jaftha (575) may also be a first name.
Jaftha Demographics
Average Jaftha Salary in
South Africa
R 182,688
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Jaftha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaftha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jaftha is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jaftha.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaftha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 60,424th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 873,911 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jaftha are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Jaftha is also the 349,457th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 575 people.
The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 8,229 people, or 1 in 6,584. In South Africa Jaftha is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 57 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 23 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Beside South Africa it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Namibia, where 1 percent reside.
Jaftha Last Name Statistics demography
Jaftha earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.12% less than the national average, earning R 182,688 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jafthas | 92 | 121 | / |
| Jaftaha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jafftha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jafta | 91 | 14,964 | / |
| Djafta | 83 | 95 | / |
| Jafhta | 83 | 68 | / |
| Jaftas | 83 | 53 | / |
| Jaffta | 83 | 6 | / |
| Jafthe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jaftai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Javtha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haftha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jaftah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Joftha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jhafta | 83 | 1 | / |
| Japhtha | 77 | 57 | / |
| Jafthes | 77 | 17 | / |
| Safthay | 77 | 13 | / |
| Khaftha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Safthah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafphta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafther | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safta | 73 | 4,877 | / |
| Hafta | 73 | 1,906 | / |
| Yafta | 73 | 405 | / |
| Zafta | 73 | 20 | / |
| Jofta | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jabta | 73 | 5 | / |
| Cafta | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jawta | 73 | 4 | / |
| Javta | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jafti | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jafte | 73 | 2 | / |
| Japhthah | 71 | 9 | / |
| Japhthea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hawtha | 67 | 5,521 | / |
| Haftay | 67 | 3,381 | / |
| Japhta | 67 | 1,837 | / |
| Jafter | 67 | 146 | / |
| Iafeta | 67 | 101 | / |
| Caftea | 67 | 94 | / |
| Yafeta | 67 | 57 | / |
| Zawtha | 67 | 33 | / |
| Saftah | 67 | 30 | / |
| Saftau | 67 | 25 | / |
| Yafteh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Haftah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chafta | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yaftah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Haftau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jabtah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khafta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaftys | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haftad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaftho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jahwta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaffte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haftat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jabteh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaffti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saftho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Javthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaftes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayfta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haftoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jabtai | 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
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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 Jaftha
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