Jefani Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jefani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jefani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Jefani (147) may also be a first name.

Jefani Last Name Facts

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

Jefani is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jefani is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Jefani occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Jefani live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jefani is also the 760,591st most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 147 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 4,723,186. In Indonesia Jefani is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 79 percent live and West Sumatra, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 12 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffani924/
Jefanio922/
Jheifani861/
Djhefani861/
Jeffanie861/
Gefani8323/
Efanyi8315/
Efanio839/
Efanni835/
Efangi835/
Jefana834/
Jefane832/
Efaani832/
Jefoni831/
Efanai831/
Epfani831/
Hajfani77309/
Jayfani7713/
Epfanio7711/
Seifani775/
Zefanie774/
Khefani774/
Efangai774/
Jeffane773/
Jephani772/
Jaifani772/
Seafani772/
Jhefany772/
Jeffany772/
Djefane771/
Ehfanii771/
Sefanie771/
Efahnui771/
Efane7330/
Efany7315/
Djeffane7199/
Sefeanoi711/
Jephanie711/
Jeffanne711/
Seffaini711/
Jeffonis710/
Sefane677,072/
Gifani67324/
Efange67172/
Gefane6734/
Cefane6734/
Efeane6714/
Zefany6712/
Zefane677/
Chefannie676/
Effany675/
Hefana674/
Effane672/
Efongi672/
Yefoni672/
Gefoni672/
Efanny671/
Efhany671/
Zefoni671/
Hefane671/
Chefannis671/
Efoniy671/
Iifani671/
Hesfahani671/
Jefone671/
Zefana671/
Yefane671/
Efouni671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Jefani
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