Al Yafi Surname
Approximately 834 people bear this surname
Al Yafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 422 | 1:45,737 | 2,519 |
| Lebanon | 330 | 1:17,082 | 2,222 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Jordan | 23 | 1:384,454 | 12,008 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Al Yafi Demographics
Al Yafi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Yafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Yafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Yafi is borne by more people in Syria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Al Yafi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Yafi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 416,960th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,738,065 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Yafi are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 93 percent are found in Levant.
The last name Al Yafi is most widespread in Syria, where it is held by 422 people, or 1 in 45,737. In Syria it is primarily concentrated in: Homs Governorate, where 99 percent live and Damascus Governorate, where 1 percent live. Barring Syria it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 40 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent live.
Al Yafi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Yafai | 93 | 281 | / |
| Al Yafei | 93 | 266 | / |
| Al Yafie | 93 | 203 | / |
| Al Yafii | 93 | 2 | / |
| Al Yaafai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al-Yafi | 86 | 290 | / |
| Al Jafi | 86 | 11 | / |
| Al Yafa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Al Jawfi | 80 | 15,773 | / |
| Al Jaifi | 80 | 1,806 | / |
| Al-Yafie | 80 | 502 | / |
| Al-Yafei | 80 | 447 | / |
| Al Jaafi | 80 | 325 | / |
| Al-Yafai | 80 | 217 | / |
| Al Jahfi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Al Yafee | 80 | 5 | / |
| Al Yafed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Jazfi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Yafii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Yafey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Jahafi | 75 | 5,549 | / |
| Al-Yaffai | 75 | 9 | / |
| Al Jaafis | 75 | 4 | / |
| Al Jaafid | 75 | 3 | / |
| Al-Yafieh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Yaffii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Jihafi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Jofi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Jafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Jafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Jahafieh | 67 | 2,478 | / |
| Al Jafee | 67 | 1,254 | / |
| Al Joufi | 67 | 713 | / |
| Al-Yafee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Al Jafer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Al-Jawfi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Yafey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Jazfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Jahfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Jafeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Jafaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Yafay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Al Yafi
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