Jefta Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Jefta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jefta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4981:106,30810,330
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
Namibia361:66,9287,260
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Jefta (4,204) may also be a first name.

Jefta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jefta occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefta? popularity and diffusion

Jefta is the 393,535th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,115,307 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Jefta are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Jefta is also the 107,038th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 4,204 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 498 people, or 1 in 106,308. In Tanzania Jefta is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 33 percent live, Tabora Region, where 25 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 18 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Jefta Last Name Statistics demography

Jefta earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3% less than the national average, earning R 230,508 per year.

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Jeftha912,025/
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Jefhta915/
Jeffta911/
Efta89630/
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Jefftha834/
Jefthah831/
Sefta80539/
Zefta80382/
Hefta80237/
Eftha80117/
Yefta8062/
Jebta803/
Jefty802/
Gefta801/
Effta801/
Eftai801/
Jefto800/
Jephta731,008/
Jefter73310/
Seftah7350/
Heffta7314/
Heftay736/
Heftai733/
Jebtah733/
Yeftha732/
Jiewta731/
Chefta731/
Jebtha731/
Jeftes731/
Geftha731/
Jiftai731/
Giefta730/
Jeftis730/
Efty672,093/
Efti672,085/
Jephtha67433/
Jephtah67175/
Jephtas6747/
Gefteas6743/
Jevtuha6717/
Jeftich6717/
Efte6715/
Jefther6715/
Jefhtes675/
Jeffter674/
Jefftey672/
Efftaja671/
Heftead671/
Yeftuha671/
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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 Jefta
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