Yafi Surname
Approximately 3,145 people bear this surname
Yafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 954 | 1:32,344 | 4,580 |
| Morocco | 648 | 1:53,204 | 8,802 |
| Indonesia | 513 | 1:257,796 | 23,399 |
| Nigeria | 145 | 1:1,221,674 | 49,169 |
| Israel | 136 | 1:62,924 | 7,935 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Yemen | 104 | 1:254,089 | 9,274 |
| Cameroon | 73 | 1:284,508 | 26,965 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Benin | 53 | 1:195,011 | 18,621 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Colombia | 37 | 1:1,291,191 | 10,220 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Syria | 16 | 1:1,206,314 | 7,138 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Yafi (843) may also be a first name.
Yafi Demographics
Yafi Political Affiliation
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Yafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yafi (Arabic: اليافى, Hindi: याफी, Marathi: याफ़ई, Russian: Яфи) has its highest incidence in Saudi Arabia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yafi is the 141,650th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,317,185 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Yafi live; 40 percent live in West Asia and 35 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 281,020th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 843 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 954 people, or 1 in 32,344. Besides Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.
Yafi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Yafi are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Yafi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 48.79% more than the national average, earning $33,778,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 10.11% less than the national average, earning $38,787 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yafai | 89 | 2,228 | / |
| Yafei | 89 | 699 | / |
| Yafit | 89 | 353 | / |
| Yasfi | 89 | 252 | / |
| Yafie | 89 | 141 | / |
| Yafis | 89 | 125 | / |
| Yaffi | 89 | 96 | / |
| Yafid | 89 | 51 | / |
| Yafiz | 89 | 43 | / |
| Yafio | 89 | 30 | / |
| Yazfi | 89 | 19 | / |
| Yafii | 89 | 19 | / |
| Yaafi | 89 | 17 | / |
| Yahfi | 89 | 7 | / |
| Yafih | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yafij | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yafiy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yaffie | 80 | 71 | / |
| Yaffei | 80 | 33 | / |
| Yaffai | 80 | 26 | / |
| Yahafi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yaafis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yafaai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yaoufi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hyafij | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yashfi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yatfai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yatfei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yawfui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaafai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaafiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafish | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yassfi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aiyafi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafe | 75 | 1,609 | / |
| Yafa | 75 | 1,271 | / |
| Jafi | 75 | 1,190 | / |
| Yofi | 75 | 225 | / |
| Yafy | 75 | 11 | / |
| Eafi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Yafá | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hayyafi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yahfaai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yaffith | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaafaiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffa | 67 | 4,940 | / |
| Yafeh | 67 | 2,896 | / |
| Yaffe | 67 | 2,577 | / |
| Yaphi | 67 | 1,065 | / |
| Jafai | 67 | 638 | / |
| Yafet | 67 | 508 | / |
| Jaifi | 67 | 367 | / |
| Jafit | 67 | 270 | / |
| Jafei | 67 | 238 | / |
| Yahvi | 67 | 110 | / |
| Yafay | 67 | 96 | / |
| Jaafi | 67 | 62 | / |
| Yoofi | 67 | 51 | / |
| Yofie | 67 | 49 | / |
| Yafes | 67 | 39 | / |
| Yosfi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Jaffi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Yafhe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jafih | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yofit | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yafee | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jaufi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yafez | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yaffy | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jafid | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yafaa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yaafa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yafea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yaffé | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yafey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jafis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yafer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yafed | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jafie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Japfi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yasfe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jafui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jafiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yafha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iafij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiafi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaafe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaiyafai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yawfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yapfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iafei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jawfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yofis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yasfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yopfi | 67 | 0 | / |
Yafi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yafi in the Hindi language | ||
| याफी | yaphi | - |
| Yafi in the Marathi language | ||
| याफ़ई | yafa'i | 75 |
| यफ़ई | yafa'i | 25 |
| Yafi in the Russian language | ||
| Яфи | afi | - |
| Yafi in the Arabic language | ||
| اليافى | alyafy | - |
| اليافي | alyafy | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yafi
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