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

Jefery is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefery? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,237,939th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Jefery reside; 39 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 39 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Jefery is also the 283,824th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 828 people.

The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Jefery is primarily found in: Chimbu, where 18 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 14 percent reside and Hela, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 32 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Jefery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jefery has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Jefery last name rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 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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