Jepherson Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jepherson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jepherson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Jepherson (526) may also be a first name.

Jepherson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jepherson is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jepherson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Jepherson is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Jepherson are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jepherson is also the 367,904th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 526 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Jepherson is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 33 percent live and Plateau, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.

Jepherson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jepherson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Jepherson
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