Yaffe Surname
Approximately 2,577 people bear this surname
Yaffe Surname Definition:
(Hebrew) Descendant of Yaffe, a pet form of Japheth (increase).
Read More About This SurnameYaffe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,666 | 1:217,562 | 21,166 |
| Australia | 319 | 1:84,626 | 9,797 |
| Canada | 155 | 1:237,713 | 22,683 |
| England | 138 | 1:403,754 | 27,757 |
| Uruguay | 88 | 1:38,997 | 4,467 |
| Argentina | 78 | 1:547,992 | 39,725 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Turkey | 15 | 1:5,188,095 | 110,069 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
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).
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".
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Average Yaffe Salary in
United States
$52,923 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yaffe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaffe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yaffe (Russian: Яффе) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Yaffé. For other possible spellings of Yaffe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaffe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yaffe is the 167,770th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,827,918 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Yaffe are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 15 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,666 people, or 1 in 217,562. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 19 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.
Yaffe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Yaffe last name are 40.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.02% being registered to vote for 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
Yaffe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaffe in the Russian language | ||
| Яффе | affe | - |
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Footnotes
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