Jephat Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Jephat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
Jephat (1,370) may also be a first name.
Jephat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jephat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jephat (Oriya: େଜଫତ୍) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jephat? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Jephat occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Jephat live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jephat is also the 211,618th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,370 people.
The last name Jephat is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent are found and Nigeria, where 29 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jephat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jephat in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜଫତ୍ | ejaphat | 50 |
| େଯଫତ | eyaphata | 25 |
| େତଫତ | etaphata | 25 |
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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 Jephat
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