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
Average Yaffa Salary in
United States
$59,013 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yaffa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaffa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yaffa (Arabic: يافه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻓﺎ, Russian: Яффа) has its highest incidence in Mali. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaffa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 96,313th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,475,212 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Yaffa live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Mande Africa. Yaffa is also the 185,806th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 1,709 people.
The surname Yaffa is most prevalent in Mali, where it is carried by 2,388 people, or 1 in 7,106. Outside of Mali this last name exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 33 percent are found and Guinea, where 6 percent are found.
Yaffa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Yaffa last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the 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
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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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