Zefta Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Zefta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zefta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Zefta (17) may also be a first name.

Zefta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zefta occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zefta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 751,291st most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. The surname Zefta is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Zefta are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Zefta is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 17 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 251,191. Beside Egypt this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Zefta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Zefta last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Zefta earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.28% less than the national average, earning $25,339 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jefta80898/
Sefta80539/
Zebta80137/
Zafta8020/
Zifta809/
Xefta805/
Zewta804/
Zefti802/
Gefta801/
Jeftha732,025/
Seftaz73343/
Shefta73128/
Seftah7350/
Seftas7336/
Jeftas736/
Jefhta735/
Geftha731/
Chefta731/
Jeffta731/
Giefta730/
Jefthas67869/
Gefteas6743/
Tshefta6730/
Zahafta679/
Jefftha674/
Sheefta673/
Sheftah672/
Sefthas671/
Sheftad671/

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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 Zefta
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