Jephther Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jephther Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jephther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Jephther (88) may also be a first name.

Jephther Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jephther is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jephther? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Jephther is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jephther reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 88 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 52 percent reside, Rivers, where 18 percent reside and Abia, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Jephther occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and Malawi, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jephter933,318/
Jepther9358/
Jephthe9312/
Jephthes882/
Jepfhter881/
Jepter86834/
Jephte86415/
Jepthe86385/
Jephtha80433/
Jefther8015/
Gephter801/
Jephtet801/
Jephtei801/
Zephter801/
Jephtes801/
Gephthe801/
Jepterp801/
Jepte7743/
Epter7739/
Jeffther751/
Jefhthes751/
Heipther750/
Jephta711,008/
Septer71786/
Jeptha71533/
Zepter71470/
Jefter71310/
Efther7131/
Hepter715/
Jewter715/
Cepter713/
Jepthi713/
Zephte711/
Yepter711/
Gephte711/
Jepthy711/
Septier671,218/
Seepter6760/
Epte6731/
Scepter6710/
Jepthta677/
Chepter676/
Jefhtes675/
Jeffter674/
Jeftter671/
Hewther671/
Juipter671/

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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 Jephther
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