Yafati Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yafati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Yafati Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Yafati (537) may also be a first name.

Yafati Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yafati occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yafati? popularity and diffusion

Yafati is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Yafati live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yafati is also the 363,820th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 537 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Yafati is primarily concentrated in: Yobe, where 89 percent live and Borno, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Yafatti921/
Jafati8363/
Yafate8327/
Yafata8318/
Yofati831/
Jafathi778/
Yafatta771/
Jayfati771/
Yafouti771/
Jafata67741/
Jofati6715/
Jafate674/
Yofata672/
Hajjafati671/
Ijawfatei671/
Yafooty621/
Yophati621/
Jaffata621/
Josfati621/
Japhatie571/
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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 Yafati
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