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 surname Alyafey has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alyafey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,434,893rd most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Alyafey reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname Alyafey is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 194,304. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Lahij Governorate, where 90 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 9 percent are found and Abyan Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Yemen it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 6 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.
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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
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