Jefwa Surname

78,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jefwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Jefwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,2361:7,405983
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jefwa (1,482) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Jefwa Demographics

Jefwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 143 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Jefwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jefwa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 78,256th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,167,315 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jefwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 202,116th most frequent given name globally, borne by 1,482 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 6,236 people, or 1 in 7,405. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 81 percent live, Mombasa County, where 10 percent live and Kwale County, where 5 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Jefwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Jefwa last name is principally Christian (97%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jefwah919/
Jeffwa912/
Jefwat911/
Jefway910/
Jeffway8322/
Jefua803/
Jifwa802/
Jevwa801/
Efwaya731/
Jeffwe731/
Efua671,552/
Efwj671/
Efwy671/
Geffway670/
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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 Jefwa
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