Yafala Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Yafala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Yafala (18) may also be a first name.
Yafala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yafala is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yafala.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,323,005th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Yafala is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yafala live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 18 people.
This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoafala | 92 | 4 | / |
| Yafali | 83 | 355 | / |
| Yafola | 83 | 27 | / |
| Yafela | 83 | 27 | / |
| Yofala | 83 | 21 | / |
| Jafala | 83 | 12 | / |
| Yafale | 83 | 10 | / |
| Yafalo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Heafala | 77 | 158 | / |
| Yafolla | 77 | 7 | / |
| Yafalou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Eafalla | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jafalah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yafalio | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jafalla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yafasli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yasfali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafallah | 71 | 16 | / |
| Jafaulah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafaulla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayeafola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafali | 67 | 6,900 | / |
| Yofola | 67 | 145 | / |
| Yafolo | 67 | 96 | / |
| Jafale | 67 | 54 | / |
| Jafaullah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jafola | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yofela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yofale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iafali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafoli | 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 Yafala
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