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
The last name Jef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻒ, Marathi: जेफ़) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jef.
How Common Is The Last Name Jef? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jef is the 1,620,164th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 46 percent of Jef are found; 27 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 27 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 63,421st most common first name on earth, held by 9,498 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Jef is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 42 percent live, Enga, where 18 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 15 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.
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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