Yafei Surname
Approximately 699 people bear this surname
Yafei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 630 | 1:41,945 | 3,582 |
| China | 26 | 1:52,589,291 | 2,849 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Yafei (1,581) may also be a first name.
Yafei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yafei (Arabic: يافي) occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 477,903rd most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Yafei are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 93 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 194,523rd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 1,581 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is held by 630 people, or 1 in 41,945. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Lahij Governorate, where 39 percent are found, Aden Governorate, where 26 percent are found and Ibb Governorate, where 24 percent are found. Besides Yemen this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in China, where 4 percent are found and Qatar, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yafei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yafei in the Arabic language | ||
| يافي | yafy | - |
| ليافي | lyafy | - |
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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 Yafei
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