Jofta Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Jofta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jofta (29) may also be a first name.
Jofta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jofta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jofta is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jofta click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jofta? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Jofta reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Jofta is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name in the world It is held by 29 people.
The last name Jofta is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 80 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 20 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joftha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jafta | 80 | 14,964 | / |
| Softa | 80 | 2,451 | / |
| Cofta | 80 | 372 | / |
| Jofte | 80 | 95 | / |
| Hofta | 80 | 46 | / |
| Jofti | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jaftha | 73 | 8,339 | / |
| Softah | 73 | 522 | / |
| Djafta | 73 | 95 | / |
| Coffta | 73 | 79 | / |
| Jafhta | 73 | 68 | / |
| Jaftas | 73 | 53 | / |
| Softaj | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jaffta | 73 | 6 | / |
| Joftis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Houfta | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaftah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scofta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djowta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaftai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jofter | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhafta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jophta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joftes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafthas | 67 | 121 | / |
| Cofftea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yofthay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Souftta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaftaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafphta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafftha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joftist | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jofta
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