Jefison Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Jefison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jefison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Jefison (197) may also be a first name.

Jefison Last Name Facts

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

Jefison is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jefison.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefison? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Jefison are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 646,152nd most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 197 people.

The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Jefison is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 50 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Jefison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jefison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jefison last name decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffison932/
Jhefison931/
Efison9212/
Effison861/
Efisson861/
Gefison861/
Jeffeson8037/
Geyfison801/
Efeson7721/
Efisan776/
Jeffesion751/
Jeffesson751/
Jefezhson751/
Hefizon712/
Efisien711/
Jeffethson711/
Gefeson710/
Effissan671/
Heffeson670/
Jefezhsan633/
Geffesson631/
Efesan6211/
Effesen571/
Ephisen571/
Gifeson570/
Ephishan531/
Ephisien531/
Siphaison50109/
Jitphisan505/

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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 Jefison
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