Yafes Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Yafes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 36 | 1:2,161,706 | 72,332 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Yafes (945) may also be a first name.
Yafes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yafes occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafes? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,141,416th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Yafes are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 262,830th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 945 people.
It is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,161,706. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Konya Province, where 81 percent are found, Kocaeli Province, where 8 percent are found and Tekirdag Province, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yafies | 91 | 11 | / |
| Yaffes | 91 | 10 | / |
| Yafets | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yafesh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yafe | 89 | 1,609 | / |
| Yafeesh | 83 | 21 | / |
| Yaffies | 83 | 14 | / |
| Yafeh | 80 | 2,896 | / |
| Yaffe | 80 | 2,577 | / |
| Yafei | 80 | 699 | / |
| Yafet | 80 | 508 | / |
| Jafes | 80 | 147 | / |
| Yafie | 80 | 141 | / |
| Yafis | 80 | 125 | / |
| Yafhe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Yafee | 80 | 17 | / |
| Yafez | 80 | 16 | / |
| Yafea | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yafey | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yafed | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yafer | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yasfe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yofes | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yaafe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yahfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eafes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yawfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yhafe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafesova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yaffee | 73 | 285 | / |
| Yaffie | 73 | 71 | / |
| Yaffey | 73 | 40 | / |
| Yaffei | 73 | 33 | / |
| Eyiafe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Yafett | 73 | 15 | / |
| Giafes | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jafees | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yaffet | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yashfe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yoffes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yachfe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yafeez | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaafis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaafes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyeafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaifeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yasfse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaaffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahfed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafiez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatfei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafies | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafets | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafi | 67 | 3,145 | / |
| Yafa | 67 | 1,271 | / |
| Yaws | 67 | 332 | / |
| Yabs | 67 | 326 | / |
| Yofe | 67 | 74 | / |
| Jafe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Iafe | 67 | 50 | / |
| Jaffess | 67 | 46 | / |
| Jafs | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yafy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jafeesh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jaffets | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giaffes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yofs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaffehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyafeez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yavs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhafeez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eafs | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yafes
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