Jaftha Surname

60,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,339 people bear this surname

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

Jaftha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaftha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,2291:6,584846
England471:1,185,49155,443
Namibia451:53,5426,362
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jaftha (575) may also be a first name.

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.

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Jafftha921/
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Jafhta8368/
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Japhtha7757/
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Hafta731,906/
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Jofta7310/
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Chafta677/
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Haftau674/
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Jaftys672/
Haftad672/
Zaftho672/
Jahwta671/
Jaffte671/
Haftat671/
Jabteh671/
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Saftho671/
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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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