Jefia Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Jefia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 192 | 1:922,619 | 39,799 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Jefia (80) may also be a first name.
Jefia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jefia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jefia is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jefia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,194,481st most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Jefia reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jefia is also the 1,075,395th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 80 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria Jefia is most common in: Delta, where 78 percent live, Bayelsa, where 5 percent live and Ondo, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Jefia exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffia | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ijefia | 91 | 2 | / |
| Jefias | 91 | 1 | / |
| Efia | 89 | 408 | / |
| Ojiefia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sefia | 80 | 1,804 | / |
| Effia | 80 | 902 | / |
| Gefia | 80 | 28 | / |
| Yefia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Efiaa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Efiha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Efija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sefiha | 73 | 17 | / |
| Chefia | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sefija | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sejfia | 73 | 10 | / |
| Siefia | 73 | 10 | / |
| Seifia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Geffia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hefija | 73 | 3 | / |
| Efffia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Djifia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Efijah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Effhia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seafia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sefiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeffia | 73 | 0 | / |
| Zefhia | 73 | 0 | / |
| Efio | 67 | 1,424 | / |
| Jephias | 67 | 22 | / |
| Efaiyaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sefihah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chefiaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seifija | 67 | 3 | / |
| Efya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Efja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djeafea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sejfiaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheifia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hechfia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehfiah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jefia
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