Yaafar Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Yaafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panama | 42 | 1:93,149 | 3,638 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yaafar (22) may also be a first name.
Yaafar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaafar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yaafar is borne by more people in Panama than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaafar? popularity and diffusion
Yaafar is the 1,994,173rd most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Yaafar live; 48 percent live in Central America and 48 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Panama, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 93,149. In Panama it is mostly found in: Colón Province, where 57 percent reside and Panamá Province, where 43 percent reside. Not including Panama this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 27 percent reside and Argentina, where 13 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
- 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 Yaafar
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