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
The surname Jephat (Oriya: େଜଫତ୍) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jephat? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jephat is the 3,373,373rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Jephat live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 211,618th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 1,370 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 29 percent reside.
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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