Yafana Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Yafana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yafana (97) may also be a first name.
Yafana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yafana occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,121,169th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Yafana is predominantly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Yafana are found; 59 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 59 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 962,660th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 97 people.
The surname Yafana is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 173,483. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 49 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 40 percent live and National Capital District, where 11 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yafanna | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yafano | 83 | 18 | / |
| Yafani | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yafane | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jafana | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yafanny | 77 | 20 | / |
| Yavanah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yaphana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaffana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giafana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yahfane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yafuina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yafanyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yafanne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yofanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaphanga | 71 | 40 | / |
| Yafougna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jaffanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaffaneh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hyafouna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iafano | 67 | 227 | / |
| Jofana | 67 | 138 | / |
| Jafani | 67 | 113 | / |
| Yafoni | 67 | 35 | / |
| Yofani | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yofena | 67 | 17 | / |
| Eafano | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jafano | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yafone | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yofano | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jafane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yafono | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jafona | 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 Yafana
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