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Where Does The Last Name Yafet Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Yafet (Marathi: याफेत, Oriya: ଯାେଫତ, Russian: Яфет) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yafet.

How Common Is The Last Name Yafet? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 609,110^th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. The last name Yafet is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Yafet reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 69,435^th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 8,295 people.

The surname Yafet is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria Yafet is most common in: Plateau, where 92 percent reside, Lagos, where 5 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 1 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Lebanon, where 13 percent reside.

Yafet Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Yafet last name is primarily 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.