Yaffa Surname

96,313th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Yaffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali2,3881:7,106435
Senegal1,6501:8,836355
Guinea3091:38,297590
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Ivory Coast1051:219,7269,142
Spain641:730,50131,369
Israel301:285,25425,178
England281:1,989,93178,001
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Gambia161:120,216304
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Liberia141:314,89517,893
France121:5,535,227269,324
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
India71:109,580,769786,157
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Yaffa (1,709) may also be a first name.

Yaffa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yaffa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Yaffa (Arabic: يافه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻓﺎ, Russian: Яффа) is held by more people in Mali than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaffa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 96,313th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,475,212 people. The last name Yaffa 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 frequently used forename internationally, borne by 1,709 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Mali, where it is held by 2,388 people, or 1 in 7,106. Apart from Mali it 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 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaffai9126/
Yiaffa9111/
Yahffa915/
Yaffah911/
Yafa891,271/
Yiaffas831/
Yaffe802,577/
Yafai802,228/
Jaffa801,768/
Yafat80132/
Yaffi8096/
Yafay8096/
Yaffo8084/
Yasfa8077/
Yafad8066/
Yoffa8062/
Yafah8031/
Yafas8022/
Yaffy8015/
Iaffa8012/
Yafaa8010/
Yaafa809/
Yafea809/
Yaffé809/
Yafaz805/
Yafha802/
Yahfa802/
Yapfa801/
Yazfa801/
Yafoa801/
Yiafa801/
Yaffee73285/
Yaffie7371/
Yashfa7356/
Yaffey7340/
Yaffei7333/
Jaffah7328/
Jaffas7320/
Yaffou7320/
Jaffat7318/
Yaufah7317/
Yaffes7310/
Aiyafa739/
Yoffoa737/
Giaffa735/
Oiyafa735/
Yoafay735/
Yaffet734/
Jaffay733/
Yasfaa733/
Jaaffa733/
Iaffat732/
Yafhat732/
Yasfah732/
Yafaya732/
Yafaai732/
Jjyafa731/
Jaffad731/
Yahyfa731/
Yahafa731/
Yafast731/
Yahfad731/
Yiafas731/
Yaffeu731/
Yafaha731/
Yaaffe731/
Yatfat731/
Yaffoh731/
Yaffer731/
Yaafai731/
Yatfai731/
Jaffai731/
Jyafat731/
Yafi673,145/
Yafe671,609/
Jafa67584/
Yafo67294/
Yofa6747/
Jaffaux6714/
Yafy6711/
Eafa675/
Yahfaai673/
Yashfau673/
Yaafaiz671/
Iafa671/
Yafá671/
Yafhaya671/
Yaffith671/
Yashfaa671/
Yaffehe671/

Yaffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﻓﺎyafa-
Yaffa in the Russian language
Яффаaffa-
Yaffa in the Arabic language
يافهyafh-

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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
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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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