Yafa Surname

299,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Senegal

Yafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3391:208,37334,683
Senegal2681:54,401821
Mali2581:65,7711,556
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Benin431:240,36321,480
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Israel101:855,76354,181
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
India81:95,883,173728,828
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Yafá (1) are calculated separately.

Yafa (1,462) may also be a first name.

Yafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yafa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻓﺎ, Hindi: यफा, Russian: Яфа) occurs most in Thailand. It may also occur as a variant: Yafá. For other potential spellings of Yafa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 299,328th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,733,710 people. Yafa occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Yafa live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 203,815th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,462 people.

The last name is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 339 people, or 1 in 208,373. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Trang Province, where 68 percent live, Satun Province, where 15 percent live and Chiang Rai Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Thailand Yafa is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 21 percent live and Mali, where 20 percent live.

Yafa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yafa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Yafa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $46,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yafá921/
Yaffa894,940/
Yafai892,228/
Yafat89132/
Yafay8996/
Yasfa8977/
Yafad8966/
Yafah8931/
Yafas8922/
Yafaa8910/
Yaafa899/
Yafea899/
Yafaz895/
Yafha892/
Yahfa892/
Yazfa891/
Yapfa891/
Yafoa891/
Yiafa891/
Yashfa8056/
Yaffai8026/
Yaufah8017/
Yiaffa8011/
Aiyafa809/
Oiyafa805/
Yoafay805/
Yahffa805/
Yasfaa803/
Yafaai802/
Yafaya802/
Yasfah802/
Yafhat802/
Jyafat801/
Yatfai801/
Yaafai801/
Jjyafa801/
Yafaha801/
Yaffah801/
Yiafas801/
Yahfad801/
Yafast801/
Yahafa801/
Yahyfa801/
Yatfat801/
Yafi753,145/
Yafe751,609/
Jafa75584/
Yafo75294/
Yofa7547/
Yafy7511/
Eafa755/
Iafa751/
Yashfau733/
Yahfaai733/
Yashfaa731/
Yafhaya731/
Yaafaiz731/
Yiaffas731/
Jafat672,933/
Yafeh672,896/
Yaffe672,577/
Jaffa671,768/
Yapha67871/
Yafei67699/
Jafai67638/
Yafet67508/
Yafit67353/
Yasfi67252/
Jaafa67186/
Yafie67141/
Yafis67125/
Yafou67124/
Yaffi6796/
Yaffo6784/
Yoffa6762/
Yafid6751/
Jafah6747/
Yafiz6743/
Yafes6739/
Jaifa6734/
Yafio6730/
Yafhe6727/
Jafaz6727/
Jafay6722/
Ijafa6721/
Yazfi6719/
Yafii6719/
Jadfa6719/
Jahfa6718/
Yaafi6717/
Yafee6717/
Jatfa6717/
Yafez6716/
Yaffy6715/
Jafas6715/
Iaffa6712/
Yotfa6712/
Jafad679/
Yaffé679/
Yafey679/
Jafau678/
Yafoo678/
Yahfi677/
Jiafa677/
Yafer676/
Yafed676/
Jafaa675/
Yasfe675/
Yahva674/
Jasfa674/
Yofaï674/
Yavah673/
Jafea672/
Jayfa672/
Yaafe672/
Yofas672/
Giafa672/
Hjafa672/
Jazfa672/
Gaiyafai672/
Jafaj671/
Ihafa671/
Yawfe671/
Yafeu671/
Yafih671/
Yafij671/
Yafiy671/
Yafot671/
Yafoz671/
Iafat671/
Eafea671/
Yafuo671/
Iafau671/
Hiafa671/
Yaafo671/
Yafoy671/
Yahfe671/
Yhafe671/
Jafha671/
Yosfa671/
Yodfa671/
Yasfy671/
Yahfo671/
Yafuy671/
Gaiyafay671/
Joyfa671/
Yopfa670/

Yafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yafa in the Hindi language
यफाyapha-
Yafa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﻓﺎyafa90
ﻳﻔﺎyfa10
Yafa in the Russian language
Яфаafa-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yafa
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