Yafesi Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Yafesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Yafesi (3,187) may also be a first name.
Yafesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yafesi has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafesi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,649,889th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yafesi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Yafesi is also the 127,257th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 3,187 people.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kibuku District, where 50 percent are found, Budaka District, where 6 percent are found and Kampala District, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent are found and Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Yafesi
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