Jephta Surname
Approximately 1,008 people bear this surname
Jephta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 472 | 1:112,164 | 10,800 |
| South Africa | 252 | 1:214,991 | 22,657 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jephta (1,152) may also be a first name.
Jephta Demographics
Average Jephta Salary in
South Africa
R 94,452
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jephtha | 92 | 433 | / |
| Jephtah | 92 | 175 | / |
| Jephtas | 92 | 47 | / |
| Jepthta | 92 | 7 | / |
| Jepta | 91 | 21 | / |
| Ephta | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jephthah | 86 | 709 | / |
| Jephthas | 86 | 31 | / |
| Jephthat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jeptha | 83 | 533 | / |
| Jephte | 83 | 415 | / |
| Jeptai | 83 | 11 | / |
| Jeptah | 83 | 8 | / |
| Jefhta | 83 | 5 | / |
| Djepta | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ephtha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yephta | 83 | 1 | / |
| Epta | 80 | 319 | / |
| Jephter | 77 | 3,318 | / |
| Jepthas | 77 | 70 | / |
| Jephthe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Jepthah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jephtes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jephtei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jephtet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Septa | 73 | 1,218 | / |
| Jefta | 73 | 898 | / |
| Gepta | 73 | 75 | / |
| Jepte | 73 | 43 | / |
| Zepta | 73 | 20 | / |
| Jepto | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jepti | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jepty | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yepta | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jipta | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jebta | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hepta | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cepta | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ephti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehwta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jephther | 71 | 35 | / |
| Jephthes | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sephthah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jepfhter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeptoo | 67 | 25,208 | / |
| Jeftha | 67 | 2,025 | / |
| Tjipta | 67 | 835 | / |
| Jepter | 67 | 834 | / |
| Jepthe | 67 | 385 | / |
| Heptas | 67 | 179 | / |
| Jeptui | 67 | 143 | / |
| Jebtat | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chepta | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yephto | 67 | 7 | / |
| Septea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jeftas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ehypta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djipta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jebtah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Septai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jepthi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jepthy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiewta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeffta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebhtea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djebta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzepta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heptah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gephte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeptha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heptaş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jebtha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heptai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeptio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geptta | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Jephta
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