Jef Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Jef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
Jef (9,498) may also be a first name.
Jef Demographics
Average Jef Salary in
England
£24,704
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Jef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻒ, Marathi: जेफ़) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jef? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jef is the 1,620,164th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 46 percent of Jef live; 27 percent live in Southeast Asia and 27 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 63,421st most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 9,498 people.
Jef is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 42 percent reside, Enga, where 18 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Jef exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff | 86 | 8,379 | / |
| Jeef | 86 | 98 | / |
| Jefe | 86 | 92 | / |
| Djef | 86 | 22 | / |
| Jeft | 86 | 17 | / |
| Jefs | 86 | 14 | / |
| Jeuf | 86 | 5 | / |
| Jetf | 86 | 4 | / |
| Jeaf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Jeif | 86 | 3 | / |
| Jepf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hjef | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jefh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jewf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jief | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jedf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ef | 80 | 3,015 | / |
| Jeffs | 75 | 9,135 | / |
| Jeffe | 75 | 166 | / |
| Djefe | 75 | 19 | / |
| Jesfe | 75 | 13 | / |
| Jeuff | 75 | 12 | / |
| Jeyfe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Djeff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jeeff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jehef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeefe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ejhef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jzeff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Djeif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hjejf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jefss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeafs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jefft | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sef | 67 | 3,000 | / |
| Jew | 67 | 2,171 | / |
| Jeb | 67 | 1,305 | / |
| Eff | 67 | 860 | / |
| Jev | 67 | 650 | / |
| Hef | 67 | 176 | / |
| Yef | 67 | 93 | / |
| Zef | 67 | 86 | / |
| Djeife | 67 | 86 | / |
| Jeffsh | 67 | 47 | / |
| Hjf | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ief | 67 | 24 | / |
| Jif | 67 | 18 | / |
| Efh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Evf | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cjf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gef | 67 | 7 | / |
| Epf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Djeffe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zjf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jyf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jjf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cef | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ijedfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yjf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ejf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeeswf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jheyff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jheiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Johief | 67 | 1 | / |
Jef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻒ | jf | - |
| Jef in the Marathi language | ||
| जेफ़ | jefa | - |
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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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- 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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