Jefa Surname

142,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,9811:15,4911,859
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
India141:54,790,384527,769
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Jefa (1,458) may also be a first name.

Jefa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jefa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻔﻪ, Hindi: जेफा) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jefa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 142,943rd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,342,509 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Jefa live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 204,195th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 1,458 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,981 people, or 1 in 15,491. In Kenya Jefa is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 50 percent reside, Kwale County, where 30 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Mexico, where 1 percent reside.

Jefa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (80%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Djefa8951/
Jeifa8948/
Jefah8911/
Jiefa893/
Jeefa892/
Jefas892/
Jehfa891/
Hjefa891/
Jefad891/
Jesfa891/
Efa869,069/
Jeffah80134/
Jeffas8081/
Jeffay8061/
Jeffat8019/
Djeffa806/
Jefaut803/
Hijefa801/
Jeifat801/
Ojiefa801/
Jeffai801/
Jesfay801/
Oijefa801/
Djefaa801/
Ejiefa801/
Jeafas800/
Jefeau800/
Sefa7524,487/
Effa758,556/
Efai75453/
Yefa75387/
Cefa75335/
Zefa75151/
Hefa75119/
Jefi75104/
Jefe7592/
Efau7552/
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Gefa7539/
Jefy7535/
Jifa7535/
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Yjfa751/
Efga751/
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Jeffash7310/
Hujhefa731/
Djeafea731/
Ojiefha731/
Jetfhas731/
Djeffat731/
Jeffaia731/
Sefah675,856/
Chefa67735/
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Zefaj67259/
Sefai67193/
Jeffe67166/
Efa'a67165/
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Jeffy67112/
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Jaifa6734/
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Zefat6733/
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Jefer6729/
Geffa6729/
Seffa6728/
Jiffa6724/
Jeffi6722/
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Juifa6718/
Khefa6718/
Sefau6717/
Hefau6716/
Seafa6715/
Djifa6714/
Jefet6714/
Ewffa6713/
Jesfe6713/
Jifas6712/
Heifa6712/
Sefay6711/
Hefaz6710/
Effay679/
Zeifa679/
Joifa678/
Jefes677/
Sefha676/
Hefad676/
Jeyfe675/
Sefaa675/
Gedfa675/
Jifah674/
Eaefa674/
Jefed673/
Jevah673/
Jefui673/
Jayfa672/
Jiifa672/
Efaai672/
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Yepfa672/
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Yesfa672/
Zefai672/
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Cefah671/
Jojfa671/
Ijifa671/
Hojfa671/
Eaifa671/
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Efaaj671/
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Heyfa671/
Jifaa671/
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Jesfé671/
Iefat671/
Jefgo671/
Jefiy671/
Jetfi671/
Jifat671/
Jiofa671/
Zefad671/
Zefay671/
Zefea671/
Yoefa671/
Sefaï671/
Sefea671/
Gefad671/
Gejfa671/
Djefo671/
Effaa671/
Cefaï671/
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Eefah671/
Heefa671/
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Gefaz671/
Zjefo671/
Zcefa671/
Zefah671/
Efaah671/
Ehfai671/
Jefei671/
Jefge671/
Joyfa671/
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Jefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jefa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﻔﻪajfh-
Jefa in the Hindi language
जेफाjepha-

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