Jefter Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jefter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jefter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Jéfter (1) are calculated separately.

Jefter (2,227) may also be a first name.

Jefter Last Name Facts

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

Jefter has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can appear as a variant: Jéfter. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 872,430th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname Jefter is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Jefter are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 158,395th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 2,227 people.

The surname Jefter is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jéfter941/
Jefther9215/
Jeffter924/
Jeftter921/
Efter9148/
Jeffther861/
Jefttier861/
Jepfhter861/
Hefter832,520/
Gefter83434/
Sefter8350/
Efther8331/
Effter8310/
Jewter835/
Yefter833/
Eftger831/
Jeftes831/
Efte8015/
Jephter773,318/
Seifter77302/
Heffter77178/
Chefter7737/
Jefhtes775/
Shjefte773/
Heftier772/
Jefftey772/
Hiefter771/
Seufter771/
Jefta73898/
Eftee73361/
Eftei7328/
Eftey7315/
Jefty732/
Sefte731/
Jephther7135/
Schjefte7118/
Jefhthes711/
Jeftha672,025/
Jephte67415/
Sifter67387/
Sewter67335/
Sefteh67128/
Heftre6790/
Gifter6757/
Jibter6716/
Jefhta675/
Cifter675/
Hifter673/
Zewter671/
Jewtes671/
Seftei671/
Seftey671/
Jeffta671/
Jeftis670/
Efftee670/

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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 Jefter
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