Jefuta Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Jefuta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jefuta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Jefuta (43) may also be a first name.

Jefuta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jefuta is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefuta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jefuta reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 43 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Jefuta is primarily concentrated in: Geita Region, where 80 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 20 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efuta914/
Jefita83569/
Yefuta833/
Efouta831/
Efutau831/
Efutha831/
Jephuta77346/
Sefutha7722/
Chefuta778/
Jefitha775/
Sefutah771/
Jefitta771/
Efuto73359/
Efuti7335/
Efute7310/
Yefita6718/
Sifuta673/
Efoute673/
Efouti672/
Efutte671/
Efouty671/

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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 Jefuta
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