Yafez Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Yafez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 15 | 1:5,188,095 | 110,069 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Yafez (36) may also be a first name.
Yafez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yafez is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafez? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Yafez is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Yafez live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass. It is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 36 people.
It is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 5,188,095. In Turkey Yafez is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 100 percent live. Other than Turkey this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yafeez | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yafiez | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yafe | 89 | 1,609 | / |
| Yhafeez | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hyafeez | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yafeh | 80 | 2,896 | / |
| Yaffe | 80 | 2,577 | / |
| Yafei | 80 | 699 | / |
| Yafet | 80 | 508 | / |
| Yafie | 80 | 141 | / |
| Yafiz | 80 | 43 | / |
| Yafes | 80 | 39 | / |
| Yafhe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Yafee | 80 | 17 | / |
| Yafea | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yafey | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yafed | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yafer | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yasfe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yaafe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yafeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yahfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yhafe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yawfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaffee | 73 | 285 | / |
| Yaffie | 73 | 71 | / |
| Yaffey | 73 | 40 | / |
| Yaffei | 73 | 33 | / |
| Eyiafe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Yafett | 73 | 15 | / |
| Yafies | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yaffes | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yaffet | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jafeez | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yashfe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yachfe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaaffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahfiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaifeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yasfse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahfed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafets | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatfei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyeafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafi | 67 | 3,145 | / |
| Yafa | 67 | 1,271 | / |
| Yofe | 67 | 74 | / |
| Jafe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Iafe | 67 | 50 | / |
| Yafeesh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yaffies | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yafy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jafz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yofz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yabz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yawz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaffehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaafaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iafz | 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 Yafez
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