Jefers Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jefers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jefers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Jefers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jefers occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Jefers is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Jefers live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Enga, where 100 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea Jefers is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent reside and Croatia, where 5 percent reside.

Jefers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jefers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffers9228,625/
Jefgers923/
Jeefers922/
Jesfers921/
Jefiers920/
Jefeers920/
Efers9112/
Jeffiers8665/
Jeffears8636/
Jefferss867/
Jeffeirs864/
Jefferse862/
Jeffeurs861/
Jefffers861/
Jesffers860/
Jeffaers860/
Sefers83193/
Gefers8378/
Effers8357/
Hefers8327/
Jefars832/
Zefers832/
Efeirs831/
Jyfers831/
Jefors830/
Geffers77847/
Siefers77324/
Seifers77171/
Giefers77144/
Seffers77132/
Jeffirs7798/
Heffers7774/
Effersø7710/
Jeffors773/
Ieffers771/
Scefers771/
Jephers771/
Cijfers771/
Heifers771/
Zeifers770/
Hiefers770/
Seefers770/
Effersh770/
Geifers770/
Seafers770/
Jeffars770/
Jiffers770/
Schjeffers751/
Efirs732/
Cheffers71221/
Gieffers7178/
Sieffers7166/
Sceifers7142/
Seiffers7136/
Cijffers7136/
Sceffers7117/
Heaffers711/
Seyffers711/
Jefferce710/
Sifers67591/
Cifers67213/
Säfers6723/
Zyfers6719/
Seijffers679/
Dzheffers671/
Zifers671/

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Jefers Reference & Research

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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 Jefers
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