Jepherson Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Jepherson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
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
Jepherson is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Jepherson.
How Common Is The Last Name Jepherson? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Jepherson is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Jepherson reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 367,904th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 526 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Jepherson is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 33 percent are found and Plateau, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Kenya, where 17 percent are found.
Jepherson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Jepherson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 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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