Alyafey Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Alyafey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 136 | 1:194,304 | 8,412 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Alyafey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alyafey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alyafey is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alyafey.
How Common Is The Last Name Alyafey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,434,893rd most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname Alyafey occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Alyafey live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 194,304. In Yemen Alyafey is most prevalent in: Lahij Governorate, where 90 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 9 percent reside and Abyan Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Yemen this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 6 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Alyafey
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