Yafen Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yafen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yafen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yafen (10,220) may also be a first name.

Yafen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yafen (Russian: Яфэн) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yafen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yafen is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Yafen reside; 40 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 60,347th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 10,220 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West New Britain, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in China, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yafene9127/
Yafehn9124/
Yafeng9119/
Yafeun911/
Yafeen911/
Yiafen911/
Yahfene833/
Yasfeen833/
Yafin8080/
Jafen8049/
Eafen809/
Yofen807/
Iafen800/
Yasfin7337/
Jafeen7311/
Yoffen7311/
Yafina739/
Jaifen737/
Iafene737/
Yaffin736/
Yaphen731/
Joyfen731/
Jiafen731/
Yafing731/
Jasfen731/
Jiafeng6719/
Yashfin672/
Jafn671/
Eafn671/
Yafinne671/
Yoffeen671/
Yaffeem671/
Jaufeng671/

Yafen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yafen in the Russian language
Яфэнafen-

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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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  • 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 Yafen
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