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 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

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Jaftaha921/
Jafftha921/
Jafta9114,964/
Djafta8395/
Jafhta8368/
Jaftas8353/
Jaffta836/
Jafthe833/
Jaftai831/
Javtha831/
Haftha831/
Jaftah831/
Joftha831/
Jhafta831/
Japhtha7757/
Jafthes7717/
Safthay7713/
Khaftha7711/
Safthah771/
Jafphta771/
Jafther771/
Safta734,877/
Hafta731,906/
Yafta73405/
Zafta7320/
Jofta7310/
Jabta735/
Cafta734/
Jawta734/
Javta733/
Jafti732/
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Japhthah719/
Japhthea711/
Hawtha675,521/
Haftay673,381/
Japhta671,837/
Jafter67146/
Iafeta67101/
Caftea6794/
Yafeta6757/
Zawtha6733/
Saftah6730/
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Yafteh6715/
Haftah6712/
Chafta677/
Yaftah676/
Haftau674/
Jabtah673/
Khafta673/
Jaftys672/
Haftad672/
Zaftho672/
Jahwta671/
Jaffte671/
Haftat671/
Jabteh671/
Jaffti671/
Saftho671/
Javthe671/
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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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