Iaffa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Iaffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iaffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Iaffa Last Name Facts

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

Iaffa occurs most in Argentina. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Iaffa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iaffa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iaffa is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Iaffa are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 58 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name Iaffa is most frequently used in Argentina, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,106,202. In Argentina it is most frequent in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 86 percent are found and Buenos Aires Province, where 14 percent are found. Barring Argentina this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiaffa9111/
Giaffa915/
Iaffat912/
Iafa891/
Yiaffas831/
Yaffa804,940/
Jaffa801,768/
Ijafa8021/
Iaffe8013/
Jiafa807/
Ioffa806/
Giafa802/
Hiafa801/
Yiafa801/
Ihafa801/
Iafat801/
Iafau801/
Iaffei7357/
Jaffah7328/
Yaffai7326/
Hiapfa7325/
Jaffas7320/
Jaffat7318/
Giaffo7314/
Ogiafa7310/
Aiyafa739/
Jieafa738/
Oiyafa735/
Yahffa735/
Jaffay733/
Jaaffa733/
Jiafat732/
Iatfai731/
Jaffad731/
Ejiafa731/
Yiafas731/
Yaffah731/
Ijiafa731/
Ojiafa731/
Jaffai731/
Yafa671,271/
Jafa67584/
Iafe6750/
Iofa6721/
Jaffaux6714/
Eafa675/
Iafo673/
Giaffei672/
Gaiiafa671/

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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 Iaffa
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