Jephta Surname

359,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jephta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jephta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4721:112,16410,800
South Africa2521:214,99122,657
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Nigeria811:2,186,94874,923
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jephta (1,152) may also be a first name.

Jephta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jephta has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jephta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jephta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 359,448th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,229,708 people. The surname Jephta occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jephta live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 234,402nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 1,152 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 472 people, or 1 in 112,164. In Tanzania Jephta is most common in: Geita Region, where 51 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 46 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Malawi, where 18 percent reside.

Jephta Last Name Statistics demography

Jephta earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.25% less than the national average, earning R 94,452 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Jephtha92433/
Jephtah92175/
Jephtas9247/
Jepthta927/
Jepta9121/
Ephta911/
Jephthah86709/
Jephthas8631/
Jephthat861/
Jeptha83533/
Jephte83415/
Jeptai8311/
Jeptah838/
Jefhta835/
Djepta833/
Ephtha831/
Yephta831/
Epta80319/
Jephter773,318/
Jepthas7770/
Jephthe7712/
Jepthah774/
Jephtes771/
Jephtei771/
Jephtet771/
Septa731,218/
Jefta73898/
Gepta7375/
Jepte7343/
Zepta7320/
Jepto736/
Jepti735/
Jepty735/
Yepta734/
Jipta734/
Jebta733/
Hepta732/
Cepta732/
Ephti731/
Ehwta731/
Jephther7135/
Jephthes712/
Sephthah712/
Jepfhter711/
Jeptoo6725,208/
Jeftha672,025/
Tjipta67835/
Jepter67834/
Jepthe67385/
Heptas67179/
Jeptui67143/
Jebtat6725/
Chepta679/
Yephto677/
Septea676/
Jeftas676/
Ehypta673/
Djipta673/
Jebtah673/
Septai673/
Jepthi673/
Jepthy671/
Jiewta671/
Jeffta671/
Ebhtea671/
Djebta671/
Rzepta671/
Heptah671/
Gephte671/
Yeptha671/
Heptaş671/
Jebtha671/
Heptai671/
Jeptio671/
Geptta670/

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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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  • 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 Jephta
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