Jefter Surname
Approximately 310 people bear this surname
Jefter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jéfter | 94 | 1 | / |
| Jefther | 92 | 15 | / |
| Jeffter | 92 | 4 | / |
| Jeftter | 92 | 1 | / |
| Efter | 91 | 48 | / |
| Jeffther | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jefttier | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jepfhter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hefter | 83 | 2,520 | / |
| Gefter | 83 | 434 | / |
| Sefter | 83 | 50 | / |
| Efther | 83 | 31 | / |
| Effter | 83 | 10 | / |
| Jewter | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yefter | 83 | 3 | / |
| Eftger | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jeftes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Efte | 80 | 15 | / |
| Jephter | 77 | 3,318 | / |
| Seifter | 77 | 302 | / |
| Heffter | 77 | 178 | / |
| Chefter | 77 | 37 | / |
| Jefhtes | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shjefte | 77 | 3 | / |
| Heftier | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jefftey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hiefter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seufter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jefta | 73 | 898 | / |
| Eftee | 73 | 361 | / |
| Eftei | 73 | 28 | / |
| Eftey | 73 | 15 | / |
| Jefty | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sefte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jephther | 71 | 35 | / |
| Schjefte | 71 | 18 | / |
| Jefhthes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeftha | 67 | 2,025 | / |
| Jephte | 67 | 415 | / |
| Sifter | 67 | 387 | / |
| Sewter | 67 | 335 | / |
| Sefteh | 67 | 128 | / |
| Heftre | 67 | 90 | / |
| Gifter | 67 | 57 | / |
| Jibter | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jefhta | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cifter | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hifter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zewter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jewtes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seftei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seftey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeffta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeftis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Efftee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Jefter
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