Iafo Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Iafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Iafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iafo has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iafo? popularity and diffusion
Iafo is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Iafo is primarily found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Iafo reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Iafo is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Iafo is primarily concentrated in: Gulf, where 50 percent are found and National Capital District, where 50 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Kuwait, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiafo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Giaffo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Eyiafo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafo | 75 | 294 | / |
| Jafo | 75 | 56 | / |
| Eafo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Iafa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ajiafou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafou | 67 | 124 | / |
| Yaffo | 67 | 84 | / |
| Ijafa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jaffo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Jafou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Iaffa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yafoo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jiofo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jiafa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jafoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jaafo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jasfo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jayfo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jafoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ijofo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iafat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaufo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iafau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Iafo
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