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 more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafas? popularity and diffusion
Yafas is the 4,206,983rd most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Yafas are found; 77 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 77 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 766,399th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 145 people.
The last name Yafas is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Yafas exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 14 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
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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