Jefferds Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Jefferds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jefferds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

Jefferds Last Name Facts

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

Jefferds is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jefferds.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefferds? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jefferds is the 959,117th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Jefferds reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Jefferds is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 1,352,459. In The United States Jefferds is most frequent in: New York, where 29 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Jefferds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jefferds has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jefferds last name grew 194 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jefferds Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jefferds last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

Jefferds earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.04% more than the national average, earning $43,598 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffeards940/
Jefferd93139/
Jeffords882,945/
Jefferts8815/
Jeffreds883/
Jesferds881/
Jeffards880/
Gefferds880/
Iefferds880/
Efferd860/
Jefffords820/
Jeffert8013/
Efferts806/
Gefferd803/
Jeffred802/
Jefords801/
Sefferd800/
Eferd770/
Jefforts752/
Jefferth750/
Sefferts750/
Ieffords750/
Effert71550/
Seyfferdt7190/
Effird714/
Eferts714/
Jefred714/
Geferd713/
Jefert711/
Yeferd711/
Seyffertd711/
Seferd710/
Effertz672,860/
Geffert671,268/
Seiferd67149/
Zeffert67113/
Sifferd6766/
Seffert6757/
Efferth6739/
Sieferd6723/
Geferts6718/
Seaferd6711/
Zeiferd6710/
Gifferd676/
Zajferd674/
Seeferd671/
Seyferd671/
Jeafred671/
Jeffret671/
Zejferd671/
Gehferd671/
Gepferd670/
Ceiferd670/
Gesferd670/

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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
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  • 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 Jefferds
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