Jefson Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

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

Jefson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jefson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Jefson (1,442) may also be a first name.

Jefson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jefson is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jefson.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jefson is the 1,210,518th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Jefson live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. Jefson is also the 205,461st most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 1,442 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 1,917,772. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 24 percent reside, Illinois, where 22 percent reside and Iowa, where 13 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Jefson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jefson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jefson last name rose 3,780 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jefson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jefson are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.67% registered with the party.

Jefson earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $43,154 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffson92113/
Jefsson921/
Efson9134/
Djeefson861/
Jesffson861/
Jewson83904/
Jebson83614/
Jefsen83187/
Hefson835/
Jevson832/
Jefsun831/
Sefson830/
Jephson77662/
Chefson77154/
Jeffsen771/
Heifson770/
Heffson770/
Efsen7395/
Efsun7326/
Efsan7326/
Evson734/
Chiefson71262/
Gefssonn711/
Jheyvson711/
Siefsohn711/
Cheifson711/
Hewson6710,946/
Ephson67879/
Jebsen67779/
Jibson67690/
Hebson67592/
Gebson6726/
Yebson6722/
Hifson6714/
Gifson6710/
Jivson679/
Gevson678/
Jewsen677/
Gewson672/
Jifzon671/
Jebsan671/
Zevson671/
Sifson671/
Efshan671/
Zifson671/
Efseen671/
Hevson670/
Jewsan670/

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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 Jefson
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