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 surname Yafei (Arabic: يافي) has its highest incidence in Yemen. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yafei is the 477,903rd most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. The last name Yafei is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Yafei live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Yafei is also the 194,523rd most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,581 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is borne by 630 people, or 1 in 41,945. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Lahij Governorate, where 39 percent reside, Aden Governorate, where 26 percent reside and Ibb Governorate, where 24 percent reside. Besides Yemen Yafei exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in China, where 4 percent reside and Qatar, where 2 percent reside.
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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