Jefe Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Jefe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Jefe (664) may also be a first name.
Jefe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jefe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jefe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺠﻔﻪ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jefe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jefe is the 1,943,350th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Jefe reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 322,067th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 664 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 4,542,122. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 69 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 18 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and The Philippines, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jefe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jefe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺠﻔﻪ | aljfh | 50 |
| ﺍﺟﻔﻪ | ajfh | 50 |
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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 Jefe
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