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 occurs most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jaftha.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaftha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 60,424th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 873,911 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jaftha reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Jaftha is also the 349,457th most common first name globally, borne by 575 people.
The last name Jaftha is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 8,229 people, or 1 in 6,584. In South Africa Jaftha is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 57 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 23 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Namibia, where 1 percent are found.
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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