Jefita Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jefita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jefita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jefita (753) may also be a first name.

Jefita Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jefita is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefita? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 558,412th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jefita live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 299,476th most frequent given name globally, borne by 753 people.

It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Beside Malawi Jefita exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jefitha925/
Jefitta921/
Efita91981/
Effita83106/
Yefita8318/
Jefuta838/
Sefita837/
Zefita833/
Efiota831/
Jifita831/
Efeita831/
Hefita831/
Jephita774/
Djifita774/
Effitah771/
Khefita771/
Jefiter771/
Efiti73178/
Efeta73122/
Efite7341/
Efity731/
Jephitha7111/
Efetha6716/
Yefeta678/
Effiti673/
Yefuta673/
Jefeti672/
Efithe671/
Efaite671/
Ephita671/
Efeity671/
Efeiti671/
Sifita671/

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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 Jefita
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