Joffa Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Joffa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Joffa (39) may also be a first name.
Joffa Demographics
Average Joffa Salary in
South Africa
R 853,392
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Joffa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joffa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Joffa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Joffa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,007,164th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Joffa live; 30 percent live in Oceania Islands and 30 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,637,361st most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 39 people.
The last name Joffa is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea Joffa is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 96 percent reside and Morobe, where 4 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea Joffa occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and India, where 21 percent reside.
Joffa Last Name Statistics demography
Joffa earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 259.11% more than the national average, earning R 853,392 per year.
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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 Joffa
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