Yafara Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Yafara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
Yafara (23) may also be a first name.
Yafara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yafara is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafara? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,121,169th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Yafara is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yafara live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Yafara is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 23 people.
The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and Central African Republic, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yatfara | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jafara | 83 | 258 | / |
| Yafari | 83 | 243 | / |
| Yafare | 83 | 27 | / |
| Yafora | 83 | 21 | / |
| Yafaro | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jafarah | 77 | 264 | / |
| Jaafara | 77 | 19 | / |
| Jafarai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Jafaraz | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jafarau | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jafarea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yafarou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jafarat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jaffara | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yafarie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yofaray | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafarza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yasfari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yafaire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaifara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaufara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaffari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafaray | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafarzai | 71 | 157 | / |
| Jafarzah | 71 | 34 | / |
| Jaffarat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Jaffaray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafaaray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafaraya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafaraah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafari | 67 | 455,555 | / |
| Jafary | 67 | 2,764 | / |
| Jafare | 67 | 146 | / |
| Jafaro | 67 | 101 | / |
| Iafare | 67 | 92 | / |
| Yafori | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jofara | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yofera | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yaforo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jafera | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iafari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yofari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafarashd | 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 Yafara
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