Jeffa Surname

391,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jeffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8311:55,5715,538
Mauritania491:83,5695,424
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jeffa (278) may also be a first name.

Jeffa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻔﻪ) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeffa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 391,429th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,061,445 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Jeffa reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 532,586th most common given name worldwide It is held by 278 people.

The surname Jeffa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 831 people, or 1 in 55,571. In Kenya Jeffa is mostly concentrated in: Kwale County, where 54 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 23 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 5 percent reside and Iran, where 2 percent reside.

Jeffa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (53%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffah91134/
Jeffas9181/
Jeffay9161/
Jeffat9119/
Djeffa916/
Jeffai911/
Effa898,556/
Jefa893,111/
Jeffash8310/
Djeffat831/
Jeffaia831/
Ceffa80495/
Jeffe80166/
Yeffa80155/
Jeffy80112/
Zeffa8080/
Djefa8051/
Ieffa8049/
Jeifa8048/
Jeffo8035/
Heffa8034/
Effai8030/
Geffa8029/
Seffa8028/
Jiffa8024/
Jeffi8022/
Ewffa8013/
Jefah8011/
Effay809/
Jiefa803/
Jeefa802/
Jefas802/
Effea802/
Jehfa801/
Hjefa801/
Effau801/
Jefad801/
Jesfa801/
Effaa801/
Jeffeaux7718/
Efa759,069/
Seffah731,676/
Cheffa73900/
Jeffer73336/
Seffaj73274/
Seffai73213/
Jeffes73185/
Effa'a7352/
Djiffa7342/
Jeffet7339/
Jeffey7321/
Jeffie7320/
Geffat7310/
Jiffas735/
Jeffee734/
Kheffa734/
Djeffo733/
Jefaut733/
Jeffop732/
Heffad732/
Heffat732/
Heiffa732/
Jeffou732/
Jeuffe732/
Zeffad732/
Jeffis731/
Hijefa731/
Seaffa731/
Seiffa731/
Jeffeh731/
Sieffa731/
Geffay731/
Jeifat731/
Ojiefa731/
Jeffed731/
Jesfay731/
Heffah731/
Zeuffa731/
Zeffat731/
Seffaa731/
Effaja731/
Oijefa731/
Heffas731/
Djefaa731/
Ejiefa731/
Effeah731/
Zeffai731/
Jeffuy731/
Jeafas730/
Jefeau730/
Jeffys730/
Jeffos730/
Heffay730/
Sefa6724,487/
Effi671,718/
Effo67642/
Effe67584/
Efai67453/
Yefa67387/
Cefa67335/
Cheuffa67216/
Cheffaj67170/
Zefa67151/
Cheffah67125/
Hefa67119/
Jefi67104/
Jefe6792/
Chieffa6776/
Efau6752/
Efea6747/
Efaa6742/
Gefa6739/
Jefy6735/
Jifa6735/
Effy6733/
Cheiffa6730/
Cheffai6724/
Iefa6721/
Jeffees6718/
Efaj6715/
Jeffett678/
Effioha678/
Jeffish676/
Jefo675/
Jeffeys673/
Jeffeey671/
Jeffeph671/
Jeffess671/
Jeffiey671/
Hujhefa671/
Djeffou671/
Ejjeffe671/
Ejfa671/
Cheffat671/
Jeffeis671/
Geffaux671/
Evfa671/
Djeafea671/
Efay671/
Ojiefha671/
Heffadh671/
Jetfhas671/
Yjfa671/
Efga671/
Jeffesr671/
Hjfa671/
Jeffuos670/
Jeffous670/

Jeffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﻔﻪajfh58.33
ﺟﻒjf25
ﺃﺟﻔﻪajfh8.33
ﺍﻟﺠﻔﻪaljfh8.33

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