Yaf Surname
Approximately 1,007 people bear this surname
Yaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 973 | 1:183,601 | 4,625 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yaf (73) may also be a first name.
Yaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yaf (Russian: Яф) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaf? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yaf is the 359,713th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,236,888 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Yaf live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,134,117th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 73 people.
The surname Yaf is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 973 people, or 1 in 183,601. In Pakistan Yaf is mostly found in: Punjab, where 100 percent live and Sindh, where 0 percent live. Beside Pakistan Yaf occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yafe | 86 | 1,609 | / |
| Yaft | 86 | 44 | / |
| Hyaf | 86 | 11 | / |
| Yasf | 86 | 8 | / |
| Yadf | 86 | 6 | / |
| Yaaf | 86 | 5 | / |
| Yahf | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yoaf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yaff | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yapf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yhaf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yawf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jyaf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yaffe | 75 | 2,577 | / |
| Ayyaf | 75 | 278 | / |
| Yafhe | 75 | 27 | / |
| Yasfe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Aiyaf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yaafe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yawfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaoof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaasf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yahfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaouf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhafe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yasdf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yav | 67 | 46,743 | / |
| Yaw | 67 | 35,268 | / |
| Yab | 67 | 3,354 | / |
| Jaf | 67 | 1,644 | / |
| Eyiafe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yof | 67 | 14 | / |
| Eaf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yaousf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Iaf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yahoof | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yashfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yachfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiyafh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayyaf | 67 | 1 | / |
Yaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaf in the Russian language | ||
| Яф | af | - |
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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 Yaf
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