Jeffah Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jeffah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeffah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1341:344,62620,573

Jeffah (106) may also be a first name.

Jeffah Last Name Facts

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

Jeffah is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeffah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,544,715th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jeffah live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jeffah is also the 915,176th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 106 people.

The last name Jeffah is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 344,626. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 92 percent live, Kwale County, where 7 percent live and Mombasa County, where 1 percent live.

Jeffah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Jeffah surname is predominantly Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffash9210/
Jeffa91904/
Jefah9111/
Jeffas8381/
Jeffay8361/
Jeffat8319/
Effeah831/
Jeffai831/
Effa808,556/
Jefa803,111/
Yeffa73155/
Ieffa7349/
Jeifa7348/
Jeffo7335/
Effai7330/
Geffa7329/
Ewffa7313/
Effay739/
Jevah733/
Jiefa733/
Effea732/
Jeefa732/
Jefas732/
Jefad731/
Jesfa731/
Jehfa731/
Effaa731/
Efahj731/
Effau731/
Eefah731/
Efaah731/
Hjefa731/
Jeffeaux7118/
Efa679,069/
Effa'a6752/
Jeffey6721/
Jefaut673/
Jeffou672/
Jeffop672/
Ejiefa671/
Oijefa671/
Yeffoh671/
Jesfay671/
Iefath671/
Ojiefa671/
Jeifat671/
Geffay671/
Hijefa671/
Jeffos670/
Jefeau670/
Jeafas670/

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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 Jeffah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis