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 last name Jeffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻔﻪ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeffa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jeffa is the 391,429th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,061,445 people. Jeffa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Jeffa live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jeffa is also the 532,586th most numerous first name on earth, held by 278 people.

The last name is most common 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 are found, Kilifi County, where 23 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Jeffa occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 5 percent are found and Iran, where 2 percent are found.

Jeffa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly 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/
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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/
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Jeffie7320/
Geffat7310/
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Jeffop732/
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Heiffa732/
Jeffou732/
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Jeffis731/
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Seaffa731/
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Zeffai731/
Jeffuy731/
Jeafas730/
Jefeau730/
Jeffys730/
Jeffos730/
Heffay730/
Sefa6724,487/
Effi671,718/
Effo67642/
Effe67584/
Efai67453/
Yefa67387/
Cefa67335/
Cheuffa67216/
Cheffaj67170/
Zefa67151/
Cheffah67125/
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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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Footnotes

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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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