Yafeh Surname

152,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Yafeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yafeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2,7481:3,114426
Cameroon1011:205,63421,118
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Yafeh (15,880) may also be a first name.

Yafeh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yafeh occurs most in Israel. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yafeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 152,050th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,516,418 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Yafeh reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 44,649th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 15,880 people.

It is most numerous in Israel, where it is carried by 2,748 people, or 1 in 3,114. In Israel it is primarily found in: Central District, where 27 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 22 percent live and Jerusalem District, where 16 percent live. Apart from Israel Yafeh occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Yafeh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yafeh surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Yafeh earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.99% more than the national average, earning $56,522 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaifeh911/
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Yafe891,609/
Yafeesh8321/
Yaffehe831/
Yaffe802,577/
Yafei80699/
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Yafie80141/
Yafes8039/
Yafhe8027/
Yafee8017/
Yafez8016/
Yafey809/
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Yafer806/
Yafed806/
Yasfe805/
Yaveh804/
Jafeh803/
Yafha802/
Yaafe802/
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Yawfe801/
Yhafe801/
Yafih801/
Yafeu801/
Yaffee73285/
Yaffie7371/
Yaffey7340/
Yaffei7333/
Eyiafe7317/
Yafett7315/
Yaffes7310/
Yaffet734/
Yashfe733/
Yafeez732/
Yachfe732/
Yahafe731/
Eafeeh731/
Yaffeu731/
Yaaffe731/
Yahfed731/
Yafish731/
Yaffer731/
Yafets731/
Yatfei731/
Jaffeh731/
Eyeafe731/
Yafi673,145/
Yafa671,271/
Yofe6774/
Jafe6770/
Iafe6750/
Yafy6711/
Jafeesh676/
Jafferh671/
Hyafeez671/
Yafá671/
Yafhaya671/
Yaffith671/
Yhafeez671/

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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 Yafeh
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