Yafas Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Yafas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Yafas (145) may also be a first name.
Yafas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yafas (Marathi: यफस) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Yafas is predominantly found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Yafas reside; 77 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 77 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 766,399th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 145 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Western, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 14 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yafast | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yiafas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yafa | 89 | 1,271 | / |
| Yiaffas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yaffa | 80 | 4,940 | / |
| Yafai | 80 | 2,228 | / |
| Yafac | 80 | 412 | / |
| Yafat | 80 | 132 | / |
| Yafay | 80 | 96 | / |
| Yasfa | 80 | 77 | / |
| Yafad | 80 | 66 | / |
| Yafah | 80 | 31 | / |
| Jafas | 80 | 15 | / |
| Yafaa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Yafea | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yaafa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yafaz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yofas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yafha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yahfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yazfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yiafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yapfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafasova | 77 | 733 | / |
| Yashfa | 73 | 56 | / |
| Yaffai | 73 | 26 | / |
| Jaffas | 73 | 20 | / |
| Yaufah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Yiaffa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aiyafa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Oiyafa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yahffa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yoafay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yasfaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yafhat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaafas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yafaai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yasfah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yafoos | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yahafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyafat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatfai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaafai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatfat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahfad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahyfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jjyafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeafas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jafa | 67 | 584 | / |
| Yafo | 67 | 294 | / |
| Yofa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Eafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yahfaai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yashfau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yaphais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaafaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahfash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yashfaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehafase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafoush | 67 | 1 | / |
Yafas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yafas in the Marathi language | ||
| यफस | yaphasa | - |
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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 Yafas
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