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) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yafat.

How Common Is The Last Name Yafat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yafat is the 1,558,593rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Yafat live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 441,020th most numerous first name globally It is held by 386 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 1,238,428. In Iran it is most frequent in: Markazi Province, where 74 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 24 percent reside and Gilan Province, where 2 percent reside. Other than Iran this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 14 percent reside.

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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