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 most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeffah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Jeffah is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jeffah reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Jeffah is also the 915,176th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 106 people.

Jeffah is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 344,626. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated 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 devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffash9210/
Jeffa91904/
Jefah9111/
Jeffas8381/
Jeffay8361/
Jeffat8319/
Effeah831/
Jeffai831/
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Jefa803,111/
Yeffa73155/
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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
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