Jeptha Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jeptha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeptha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4291:126,28814,857
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Jeptha (608) may also be a first name.

Jeptha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeptha is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeptha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 586,691st most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Jeptha reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 338,872nd most common first name world-wide It is held by 608 people.

The surname Jeptha is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 429 people, or 1 in 126,288. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 70 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 13 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 6 percent are found. Other than South Africa Jeptha exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Jeptha Last Name Statistics demography

Jeptha earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.78% less than the national average, earning R 197,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jephtha92433/
Jepthas9270/
Jepthta927/
Jepthah924/
Jepta9121/
Jephthah86709/
Jephthas8631/
Jephthat861/
Jephta831,008/
Jepthe83385/
Jeptai8311/
Jeptah838/
Djepta833/
Jepthi833/
Jebtha831/
Ephtha831/
Yeptha831/
Jepthy831/
Epta80319/
Jephtah77175/
Jepther7758/
Jephtas7747/
Jephthe7712/
Jyeptho771/
Djiptha771/
Septa731,218/
Gepta7375/
Jepte7343/
Zepta7320/
Epthi7316/
Jepto736/
Jepty735/
Jepti735/
Yepta734/
Jipta734/
Jebta733/
Cepta732/
Hepta732/
Ephta731/
Jephther7135/
Jephthes712/
Sephthah712/
Jeptoo6725,208/
Yeptho671,303/
Tjipta67835/
Jepter67834/
Jephte67415/
Heptas67179/
Jeptui67143/
Jebtat6725/
Ciptha679/
Chepta679/
Septea676/
Ehypta673/
Jebtah673/
Septai673/
Djipta673/
Siptha672/
Jevthi671/
Jeptio671/
Heptah671/
Heptai671/
Heptaş671/
Rzepta671/
Djebta671/
Yephta671/
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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jeptha
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