Jeferson Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Jeferson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeferson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1781:742,97357,103
Brazil1761:1,216,33141,961
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
England61:9,286,343223,652
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

The alternate forms: Jéferson (2) are calculated separately.

Jeferson (167,833) may also be a first name.

Jeferson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jeferson is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Jéferson. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeferson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 609,110th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Jeferson live; 37 percent live in Southeast Asia and 36 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 6,266th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 167,833 people.

Jeferson is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 742,973. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 94 percent reside, West Kalimantan, where 2 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia it occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Jeferson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jeferson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jeferson last name declined 36 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jeferson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jeferson last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Jeferson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.98% less than the national average, earning $29,780 USD per year.

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Jeferson 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 Jeferson
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