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
Joffa is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Joffa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joffa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,007,164th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Joffa live; 30 percent live in Oceania Islands and 30 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Joffa is also the 1,637,361st most common forename globally It is held by 39 people.
This last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 96 percent reside and Morobe, where 4 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists 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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