Jef Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
India171:45,121,493474,784
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Jef (9,498) may also be a first name.

Jef Last Name Facts

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

Jef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻒ, Marathi: जेफ़) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,620,164th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Jef is mostly found in Asia, where 46 percent of Jef reside; 27 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 27 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 63,421st most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 9,498 people.

The surname Jef is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Jef is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 42 percent live, Enga, where 18 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 15 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Jef occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeff868,379/
Jeef8698/
Jefe8692/
Djef8622/
Jeft8617/
Jefs8614/
Jeuf865/
Jetf864/
Jeaf863/
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Hjef861/
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Jewf861/
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Jedf861/
Ef803,015/
Jeffs759,135/
Jeffe75166/
Djefe7519/
Jesfe7513/
Jeuff7512/
Jeyfe755/
Djeff752/
Jeeff752/
Jehef751/
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Ejhef751/
Jzeff751/
Djeif751/
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Jefss751/
Jeafs751/
Jefft750/
Sef673,000/
Jew672,171/
Jeb671,305/
Eff67860/
Jev67650/
Hef67176/
Yef6793/
Zef6786/
Djeife6786/
Jeffsh6747/
Hjf6737/
Ief6724/
Jif6718/
Efh6717/
Evf6712/
Cjf679/
Gef677/
Epf676/
Djeffe675/
Zjf675/
Jyf675/
Jjf674/
Cef674/
Ijedfe672/
Yjf672/
Ejf672/
Jeeswf671/
Jheyff671/
Jheiff671/
Johief671/

Jef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻒjf-
Jef in the Marathi language
जेफ़jefa-

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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
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  • 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 Jef
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