Jeftha Surname

205,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jeftha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeftha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9651:27,5713,530
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Jeftha (143) may also be a first name.

Jeftha Last Name Facts

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

Jeftha occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jeftha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeftha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 205,021st most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,598,788 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Jeftha are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Jeftha is also the 772,378th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 143 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,965 people, or 1 in 27,571. In South Africa Jeftha is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 76 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 10 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Jeftha Last Name Statistics demography

Jeftha earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning R 260,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jefthas92869/
Jefftha924/
Jefthah921/
Jefta91898/
Eftha91117/
Jeftas836/
Jefhta835/
Yeftha832/
Jeffta831/
Jebtha831/
Geftha831/
Efta80630/
Jephtha77433/
Jevtuha7717/
Jeftich7717/
Jefther7715/
Yeftuha771/
Sefta73539/
Zefta73382/
Hefta73237/
Yefta7362/
Efthi735/
Jebta733/
Jefty732/
Gefta731/
Effta731/
Eftai731/
Efthy731/
Jefto730/
Jephthah71709/
Jephthas7131/
Jeffther711/
Jephthat711/
Jefhthes711/
Jephta671,008/
Jefter67310/
Seftah6750/
Heffta6714/
Jevtihova678/
Heftay676/
Heftai673/
Jebtah673/
Jevthi671/
Chefta671/
Jiftai671/
Ephtha671/
Jeftes671/
Jiewta671/
Giefta670/
Jeftis670/

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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
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  • 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 Jeftha
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