Yafama Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Gabon

Yafama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Yafama Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Yafama (28) may also be a first name.

Yafama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yafama is found most in The DR Congo. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yafama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Yafama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yafama reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most common given name throughout the world, held by 28 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Gabon, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yadfamma861/
Yafoma835/
Jafama832/
Jafatma777/
Yaphama774/
Yafamey771/
Yosfatma7110/
Yafemo671/
Yafomo671/
Yafoume628/
Jafamie621/
Yofahmy621/
Yofome509/
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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 Yafama
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