Yaffa Surname
Approximately 4,940 people bear this surname
Yaffa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2,388 | 1:7,106 | 435 |
| Senegal | 1,650 | 1:8,836 | 355 |
| Guinea | 309 | 1:38,297 | 590 |
| United States | 189 | 1:1,917,772 | 124,288 |
| Ivory Coast | 105 | 1:219,726 | 9,142 |
| Spain | 64 | 1:730,501 | 31,369 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Gambia | 16 | 1:120,216 | 304 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Yaffa (1,709) may also be a first name.
Yaffa Demographics
Yaffa Political Affiliation
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Yaffa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaffa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yaffa (Arabic: يافه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻓﺎ, Russian: Яффа) occurs in Mali more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaffa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 96,313th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,475,212 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Yaffa reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Mande Africa. Yaffa is also the 185,806th most common first name world-wide, borne by 1,709 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Mali, where it is carried by 2,388 people, or 1 in 7,106. Beside Mali it is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 33 percent live and Guinea, where 6 percent live.
Yaffa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Yaffa surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Yaffa earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 36.77% more than the national average, earning $59,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $53,030 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaffai | 91 | 26 | / |
| Yiaffa | 91 | 11 | / |
| Yahffa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Yaffah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yafa | 89 | 1,271 | / |
| Yiaffas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yaffe | 80 | 2,577 | / |
| Yafai | 80 | 2,228 | / |
| Jaffa | 80 | 1,768 | / |
| Yafat | 80 | 132 | / |
| Yaffi | 80 | 96 | / |
| Yafay | 80 | 96 | / |
| Yaffo | 80 | 84 | / |
| Yasfa | 80 | 77 | / |
| Yafad | 80 | 66 | / |
| Yoffa | 80 | 62 | / |
| Yafah | 80 | 31 | / |
| Yafas | 80 | 22 | / |
| Yaffy | 80 | 15 | / |
| Iaffa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Yafaa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Yaafa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yafea | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yaffé | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yafaz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yafha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yahfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yapfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yazfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yiafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaffee | 73 | 285 | / |
| Yaffie | 73 | 71 | / |
| Yashfa | 73 | 56 | / |
| Yaffey | 73 | 40 | / |
| Yaffei | 73 | 33 | / |
| Jaffah | 73 | 28 | / |
| Jaffas | 73 | 20 | / |
| Yaffou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Jaffat | 73 | 18 | / |
| Yaufah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Yaffes | 73 | 10 | / |
| Aiyafa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yoffoa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Giaffa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oiyafa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yoafay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yaffet | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jaffay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yasfaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jaaffa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iaffat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yafhat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yasfah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yafaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yafaai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jjyafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaffad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahyfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafast | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahfad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiafas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaaffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatfat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaafai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatfai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaffai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyafat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafi | 67 | 3,145 | / |
| Yafe | 67 | 1,609 | / |
| Jafa | 67 | 584 | / |
| Yafo | 67 | 294 | / |
| Yofa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Jaffaux | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yafy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Eafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yahfaai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yashfau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yaafaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaffith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yashfaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaffehe | 67 | 1 | / |
Yaffa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺎﻓﺎ | yafa | - |
| Yaffa in the Russian language | ||
| Яффа | affa | - |
| Yaffa in the Arabic language | ||
| يافه | yafh | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yaffa
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