Yafah Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Yafah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
Yafah (26) may also be a first name.
Yafah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yafah is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Yafah live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 26 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name on earth, held by 26 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside, North Region, where 44 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Yafah is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and Liberia, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaufah | 91 | 17 | / |
| Yasfah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yaffah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yafaha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yafa | 89 | 1,271 | / |
| Yaffa | 80 | 4,940 | / |
| Yafai | 80 | 2,228 | / |
| Yafat | 80 | 132 | / |
| Yafay | 80 | 96 | / |
| Yasfa | 80 | 77 | / |
| Yafad | 80 | 66 | / |
| Jafah | 80 | 47 | / |
| Yafas | 80 | 22 | / |
| Yafaa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Yafea | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yaafa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yafaz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yavah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yafha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yahfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yiafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yapfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yazfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yashfa | 73 | 56 | / |
| Jaffah | 73 | 28 | / |
| Yaffai | 73 | 26 | / |
| Jafahu | 73 | 24 | / |
| Yahvah | 73 | 20 | / |
| Yiaffa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aiyafa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jaafah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oiyafa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yoafay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yahffa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yasfaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jahfah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yafhat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yafaai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yatfat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jjyafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahyfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafast | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahfad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiafas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaafoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhafah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaafai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatfai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyafat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafa | 67 | 584 | / |
| Yafo | 67 | 294 | / |
| Yofa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Eafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yatfouh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yahfaai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yashfau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yafoush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaphahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaafaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahfash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafahat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yashfaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiaffas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ja'afah | 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
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- 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 Yafah
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