Jefery Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

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

Jefery Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jefery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Jefery (828) may also be a first name.

Jefery Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jefery is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jefery.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefery? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Jefery live; 39 percent live in Oceania Islands and 39 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 283,824th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 828 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 18 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 14 percent are found and Hela, where 14 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Jefery exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 32 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Jefery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jefery has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Jefery surname rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffery9244,432/
Jeafery9219/
Jeferry928/
Jeferey928/
Jefeery922/
Jeefery922/
Jeferys920/
Efery911/
Jefferys862,474/
Jefferey86215/
Jefferay8626/
Jefferry869/
Jefferyd865/
Jeffeery863/
Jefffery861/
Jefferoy861/
Jeaffery860/
Jeffeary860/
Jeferrys860/
Jefereys860/
Jeferi8334/
Jefary836/
Effery836/
Jifery833/
Eferry833/
Jefera831/
Jefere831/
Jefory830/
Jeffereys8053/
Jefferi77103/
Zeffery7744/
Geffery7733/
Jeffory7712/
Jeffary778/
Djeferi775/
Jesferi775/
Jiffery773/
Jephery772/
Jeferai771/
Jeffera771/
Jeffere771/
Hefetry771/
Jaifery771/
Jeferis771/
Efferay771/
Jeafary771/
Jeffiry771/
Jisfery771/
Seffery770/
Ceffery770/
Chefery770/
Efere731,166/
Eferi73199/
Jefferis712,572/
Jefferes7158/
Zefferys7125/
Jefferie7120/
Jeffered7110/
Djeeferi711/
Jefferio711/
Jeeforey711/
Gefferoy711/
Jefferet711/
Jefferee711/
Jeferris711/
Hefferay710/
Jefireys710/
Jefferra710/
Seferi675,598/
Sefere67147/
Jefferiss6790/
Jeffereis6755/
Efeiri6736/
Efferi6732/
Ceferi6724/
Jefferess6723/
Jefore6720/
Jefari6714/
Zeferi6713/
Zefere6711/
Jefare678/
Effere676/
Cífery676/
Zefera674/
Jefiri672/
Gefere672/
Yefera671/
Gifery671/
Jefferets671/
Jiferi671/
Jifiry671/
Eferij671/
Eferoj671/
Eferio671/
Jeffereds670/
Jefferres670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jefery
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