Jeffu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jeffu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeffu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jeffu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeffu is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeffu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Jeffu live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Outside of Malawi this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffus91646/
Jeffou912/
Jeffuy911/
Jeffup911/
Jefu89131/
Effu8974/
Djeffou831/
Jeffous830/
Jeffuss830/
Effou8054/
Djefu8034/
Seffu8024/
Jiefu8014/
Jeefu8013/
Jefui803/
Jefus803/
Effui801/
Yeffu801/
Effuh801/
Effau801/
Jewfu801/
Jepfu801/
Chjeffou771/
Efu751,582/
Djefou73427/
Yeffou7356/
Ojiefu739/
Jefaut733/
Zeffou732/
Cheffu732/
Heffou732/
Jesfus731/
Seyffu731/
Jeffoe730/
Sefu6730,132/
Cheffou676,302/
Seffouh67477/
Cefu67192/
Zefu6797/
Gefu6765/
Efau6752/
Hefu6738/
Zeffoud6725/
Yefu6720/
Jifu6720/
Heiffus6715/
Efou6711/
Efui676/
Efuu672/
Epfu671/
Evfu671/
Efgu671/
Hieffou671/
Geffaux671/
Djeafeu671/
Cheffeu671/
Djiffou671/
Yjfu671/
Efuj671/
Ejfu671/

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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 Jeffu
  • 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