Yaffe Surname

167,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Yaffe Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) Descendant of Yaffe, a pet form of Japheth (increase).

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Yaffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6661:217,56221,166
Australia3191:84,6269,797
Canada1551:237,71322,683
England1381:403,75427,757
Uruguay881:38,9974,467
Argentina781:547,99239,725
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Yaffé (9) are calculated separately.

Yaffe (15) may also be a first name.

Yaffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) Descendant of Yaffe, a pet form of Japheth (increase).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Jewish origin. The Hebrew word, yaffe (yah-feh), means 'beautiful'. There are multiple variations to the English spelling, and when spelled with a "J" it is sometimes a "soft J" that's pronounced as "Y".

- ayaffe

Yaffe Last Name Facts

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

Yaffe (Russian: Яффе) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Yaffé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaffe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 167,770th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,827,918 people. The surname Yaffe is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Yaffe live; 71 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Yaffe is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,666 people, or 1 in 217,562. In The United States Yaffe is most numerous in: Maryland, where 19 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Yaffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yaffe surname are 40.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.02% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yaffe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.99% more than the national average, earning R 439,608 per year; in United States they earn 22.65% more than the national average, earning $52,923 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.01% more than the national average, earning $72,046 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaffé939/
Yaffee91285/
Yaffie9171/
Yaffey9140/
Yaffei9133/
Yaffes9110/
Yaffet914/
Yaffer911/
Yaaffe911/
Yaffeu911/
Yafe891,609/
Yaff892/
Yaffehe831/
Jaffe8011,728/
Yaffa804,940/
Yafeh802,896/
Yoffe801,162/
Yafei80699/
Yafet80508/
Yafie80141/
Yaffi8096/
Yafes8039/
Yafhe8027/
Yafee8017/
Yafez8016/
Yaffy8015/
Iaffe8013/
Yafea809/
Yafey809/
Yafer806/
Yafed806/
Yasfe805/
Yaafe802/
Yawfe801/
Yafeu801/
Yahfe801/
Yhafe801/
Eaffe800/
Yaf751,007/
Jaffer7360,675/
Jaffee731,377/
Jaffey73171/
Yoffee73168/
Yoffie73155/
Jaffie73110/
Jaffet73100/
Iaffei7357/
Yaffai7326/
Yoffey7322/
Jaffei7318/
Eyiafe7317/
Yafett7315/
Yoffer7313/
Yiaffa7311/
Yahffa735/
Yashfe733/
Yafeez732/
Yoffes732/
Yachfe732/
Jaffeh731/
Yatfei731/
Yafesh731/
Yafets731/
Yahfed731/
Jaffeu731/
Yaifeh731/
Yahafe731/
Eaffee731/
Eyeafe731/
Jaaffe730/
Jaff674,088/
Yafi673,145/
Yafa671,271/
Jauffer67379/
Yofe6774/
Jafe6770/
Iafe6750/
Jaffess6746/
Yaft6744/
Heaffey6733/
Yafeesh6721/
Jaffeer6714/
Yafy6711/
Hyaf6711/
Yoff6710/
Jaffett679/
Yasf678/
Yadf676/
Yaaf675/
Yahf674/
Jayffee673/
Jaiffer673/
Eaff672/
Giaffei672/
Jafffer672/
Yoaf672/
Jaffets672/
Jyaf671/
Jaaffer671/
Yaffith671/
Yafá671/
Hyafeez671/
Jawffer671/
Jafferh671/
Yawf671/
Yhaf671/
Yhafeez671/
Yapf671/

Yaffe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaffe in the Russian language
Яффеaffe-

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