Yaafa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Yaafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Yaafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yaafa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaafa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Yaafa are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Yaafa is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kibuku District, where 100 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 11 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahafa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yaafai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yafa | 89 | 1,271 | / |
| Yaafaiz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yaffa | 80 | 4,940 | / |
| Yafai | 80 | 2,228 | / |
| Jaafa | 80 | 186 | / |
| Yafat | 80 | 132 | / |
| Yafay | 80 | 96 | / |
| Yasfa | 80 | 77 | / |
| Yafad | 80 | 66 | / |
| Yafah | 80 | 31 | / |
| Yafas | 80 | 22 | / |
| Yaafi | 80 | 17 | / |
| Yafaa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Yafaz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yaafe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yahfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yapfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yazfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yiafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaafo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yashfa | 73 | 56 | / |
| Yaffai | 73 | 26 | / |
| Yaufah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Yiaffa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jahafa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yahava | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aiyafa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jaafah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yahafi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ja'afa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oiyafa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yoafay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yahffa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jaafai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yasfaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jaaffa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jaafaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaafas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaafat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yasfah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaafis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yafaai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yafaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yatfat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafast | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaafau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahfad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiafas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaafoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaaffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jjyafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaafiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatfai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyafat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahyfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafi | 67 | 3,145 | / |
| Yafe | 67 | 1,609 | / |
| Jafa | 67 | 584 | / |
| Yafo | 67 | 294 | / |
| Yofa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Yafy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Eafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yahfaai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yashfau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yiaffas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahafuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yashfaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiiafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ja'afah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaafaiz | 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 Yaafa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis