Yafet Surname
Approximately 508 people bear this surname
Yafet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 204 | 1:868,347 | 37,996 |
| Indonesia | 123 | 1:1,075,197 | 77,786 |
| Lebanon | 67 | 1:84,136 | 5,493 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Yafet (8,295) may also be a first name.
Yafet Demographics
Yafet Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Yafet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yafet (Marathi: याफेत, Oriya: ଯାେଫତ, Russian: Яфет) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafet? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 609,110th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Yafet live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 69,435th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 8,295 people.
The last name Yafet is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria Yafet is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 92 percent live, Lagos, where 5 percent live and Nasarawa, where 1 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Lebanon, where 13 percent live.
Yafet Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Yafet surname is principally Greek Orthodox (92%) in Lebanon.
Yafet earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.45% more than the national average, earning $56,719 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yafete | 91 | 297 | / |
| Yafett | 91 | 15 | / |
| Yaffet | 91 | 4 | / |
| Yafiet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yafets | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yafe | 89 | 1,609 | / |
| Yaft | 89 | 44 | / |
| Yafette | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yafeh | 80 | 2,896 | / |
| Yaffe | 80 | 2,577 | / |
| Jafet | 80 | 1,860 | / |
| Yafei | 80 | 699 | / |
| Yafit | 80 | 353 | / |
| Yafie | 80 | 141 | / |
| Yafes | 80 | 39 | / |
| Yafhe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Yafee | 80 | 17 | / |
| Yafez | 80 | 16 | / |
| Yafey | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yafea | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yofet | 80 | 7 | / |
| Yafed | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yafer | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yasfe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yaafe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yafth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yhafe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yawfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yahfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaffee | 73 | 285 | / |
| Jafeth | 73 | 253 | / |
| Jaffet | 73 | 100 | / |
| Yaffie | 73 | 71 | / |
| Jafete | 73 | 50 | / |
| Yaphet | 73 | 44 | / |
| Yaffey | 73 | 40 | / |
| Yaffei | 73 | 33 | / |
| Eyiafe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Jafett | 73 | 17 | / |
| Yafith | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yaffes | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yofete | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jafhet | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jafeit | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yashfe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yafite | 73 | 2 | / |
| Japfet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jafeet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yachfe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yafeez | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaifeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatfei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahfed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaaffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyeafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafets | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jahfet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafi | 67 | 3,145 | / |
| Yafa | 67 | 1,271 | / |
| Yofe | 67 | 74 | / |
| Jafe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Iafe | 67 | 50 | / |
| Jaft | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yafeesh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yawt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yafy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jaffett | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yoft | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jaffets | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iaft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhafeez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaffith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyafeez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaffeth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaffehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafitte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jasfett | 67 | 0 | / |
Yafet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yafet in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯାେଫତ | yaephata | - |
| Yafet in the Marathi language | ||
| याफेत | yapheta | - |
| Yafet in the Russian language | ||
| Яфет | afet | - |
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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
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