Jefa Surname
Approximately 3,111 people bear this surname
Jefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,981 | 1:15,491 | 1,859 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Jefa (1,458) may also be a first name.
Jefa Demographics
Jefa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jefa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻔﻪ, Hindi: जेफा) is found most in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jefa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jefa is the 142,943rd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,342,509 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Jefa live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jefa is also the 204,195th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,458 people.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 2,981 people, or 1 in 15,491. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 50 percent live, Kwale County, where 30 percent live and Mombasa County, where 19 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Mexico, where 1 percent live.
Jefa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (80%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jefa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jefa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺟﻔﻪ | ajfh | - |
| Jefa in the Hindi language | ||
| जेफा | jepha | - |
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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 Jefa
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