Jeferies Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Jeferies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeferies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Jeferies Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jeferies is found most frequently in England. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeferies? popularity and diffusion

Jeferies is the 3,730,171st most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Jeferies are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Jeferies is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 24 percent are found, Kent, where 18 percent are found and Wiltshire, where 18 percent are found. Outside of England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Wales, where 11 percent are found.

Jeferies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jeferies has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Jeferies surname increased 425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jeferies Last Name Statistics demography

Jeferies earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.

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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 Jeferies
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