Yafeti Surname
Approximately 383 people bear this surname
Yafeti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
Yafeti (1,360) may also be a first name.
Yafeti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafeti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yafeti is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Yafeti click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafeti? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 749,861st most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. The surname Yafeti is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yafeti are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 212,591st most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 1,360 people.
This surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Besides Malawi this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yafethi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jafeti | 83 | 635 | / |
| Yafete | 83 | 297 | / |
| Yafeta | 83 | 57 | / |
| Yofeti | 83 | 22 | / |
| Iafetti | 77 | 18 | / |
| Yafette | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafeeti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaffeti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafethi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafeta | 67 | 926 | / |
| Iafeta | 67 | 101 | / |
| Jafete | 67 | 50 | / |
| Yafita | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yofete | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yafite | 67 | 2 | / |
| Japheti | 62 | 1,538 | / |
| Jafetha | 62 | 3 | / |
| Yapheta | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jatfiti | 62 | 1 | / |
| Yaphety | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jafithi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Yafioty | 62 | 1 | / |
| Yafitte | 62 | 1 | / |
| Japhethi | 57 | 4 | / |
| Jaffether | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jafita | 50 | 16 | / |
| Jofiti | 50 | 1 | / |
| Jofete | 50 | 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 Yafeti
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