Yafat Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Yafat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yafat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran621:1,238,42852,776
India271:28,409,829361,298
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Yafat (386) may also be a first name.

Yafat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yafat (Hindi: याफत, Marathi: याफत) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yafat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,558,593rd most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. Yafat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Yafat live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Yafat is also the 441,020th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 386 people.

It is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,238,428. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Markazi Province, where 74 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 24 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 2 percent are found. Not including Iran it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found and Pakistan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yafath91108/
Yafate9127/
Yafhat912/
Yatfat911/
Yafast911/
Jyafat911/
Yafa891,271/
Yaffa804,940/
Jafat802,933/
Yafai802,228/
Yafay8096/
Yasfa8077/
Yafad8066/
Yafah8031/
Yafas8022/
Yafaa8010/
Yaafa809/
Yafea809/
Yafaz805/
Yahfa802/
Yafha802/
Eafat801/
Yiafa801/
Yafoa801/
Iafat801/
Yapfa801/
Yafot801/
Yazfa801/
Yafout73550/
Yashfa7356/
Yaffai7326/
Yodfat7325/
Jaffat7318/
Yaufah7317/
Yiaffa7311/
Aiyafa739/
Yoofat735/
Oiyafa735/
Yahffa735/
Yoafay735/
Jatfat734/
Jafate734/
Yasfaa733/
Yozfat732/
Jaafat732/
Jiafat732/
Iaffat732/
Eaffat732/
Jahfat732/
Yaphat732/
Yasfah732/
Yafaai732/
Yahfad731/
Jafath731/
Jafatt731/
Yatfai731/
Yaafai731/
Jjyafa731/
Yafaha731/
Yaffah731/
Yahyfa731/
Yahafa731/
Yiafas731/
Jafhat731/
Jafa67584/
Yafo67294/
Yofa6747/
Jafaith677/
Eafa675/
Yatphat675/
Yahfaai673/
Yashfau673/
Yadfout671/
Yaafaiz671/
Jaffaht671/
Jafahat671/
Iafa671/
Yafá671/
Yashfaa671/
Yiaffas671/

Yafat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yafat in the Hindi language
याफतyaphata-
Yafat in the Marathi language
याफतyaphata-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yafat
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