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 last name Jefe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺠﻔﻪ) is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jefe? popularity and diffusion
Jefe is the 1,943,350th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname Jefe is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Jefe are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jefe is also the 322,067th most common first name at a global level, borne by 664 people.
Jefe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 4,542,122. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 69 percent live, Bayelsa, where 18 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria Jefe occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and The Philippines, where 21 percent live.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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