Jephthan Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jephthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jephthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Jephthan (57) may also be a first name.

Jephthan Last Name Facts

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

Jephthan is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jephthan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jephthan is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jephthan live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 57 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 50 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 30 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 39 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

Jephthan Last Name Statistics demography

Jephthan earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.47% less than the national average, earning R 146,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jepthan9333/
Jephtan932/
Jeptan868/
Jefthan802/
Jephtam801/
Septhan801/
Jebthan801/
Eptan7730/
Heptahan7516/
Septan71308/
Heptan7151/
Jewtan7124/
Jepton712/
Hiepthanh711/
Geptan711/
Efthan710/
Eptain710/
Sephton672,520/
Cheptan6715/
Jiwthan679/
Jiewtan673/
Heeptan671/
Jeptoon671/
Hephton671/
Septhon671/
Ephteyn671/

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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 Jephthan
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