Yafi Surname

141,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Yafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Morocco6481:53,2048,802
Indonesia5131:257,79623,399
Nigeria1451:1,221,67449,169
Israel1361:62,9247,935
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Yemen1041:254,0899,274
Cameroon731:284,50826,965
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Benin531:195,01118,621
United States471:7,711,892346,147
India401:19,176,635286,670
Colombia371:1,291,19110,220
France331:2,012,810168,616
Syria161:1,206,3147,138
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Qatar121:196,50026,891
England91:6,190,895170,599
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Yafi (843) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yafai892,228/
Yafei89699/
Yafit89353/
Yasfi89252/
Yafie89141/
Yafis89125/
Yaffi8996/
Yafid8951/
Yafiz8943/
Yafio8930/
Yazfi8919/
Yafii8919/
Yaafi8917/
Yahfi897/
Yafih891/
Yafij891/
Yafiy891/
Yaffie8071/
Yaffei8033/
Yaffai8026/
Yahafi806/
Yaafis802/
Yafaai802/
Yaoufi802/
Hyafij801/
Yashfi801/
Yatfai801/
Yatfei801/
Yawfui801/
Yaafai801/
Yaafiy801/
Yafish801/
Yassfi801/
Aiyafi801/
Yafe751,609/
Yafa751,271/
Jafi751,190/
Yofi75225/
Yafy7511/
Eafi756/
Yafá751/
Hayyafi739/
Yahfaai733/
Yaffith731/
Yaafaiz731/
Yaffa674,940/
Yafeh672,896/
Yaffe672,577/
Yaphi671,065/
Jafai67638/
Yafet67508/
Jaifi67367/
Jafit67270/
Jafei67238/
Yahvi67110/
Yafay6796/
Jaafi6762/
Yoofi6751/
Yofie6749/
Yafes6739/
Yosfi6729/
Jaffi6728/
Yafhe6727/
Jafih6726/
Yofit6720/
Yafee6717/
Jaufi6716/
Yafez6716/
Yaffy6715/
Jafid6714/
Yafaa6710/
Yaafa679/
Yafea679/
Yaffé679/
Yafey679/
Jafis678/
Yafer676/
Yafed676/
Jafie675/
Japfi675/
Yasfe675/
Jafui674/
Jafiz673/
Yafha672/
Iafij672/
Jiafi672/
Yaafe672/
Gaiyafai672/
Yawfe671/
Yafeu671/
Yapfa671/
Jafiy671/
Iafei671/
Jahfi671/
Jawfi671/
Yoffi671/
Yafoa671/
Yafoy671/
Yahfe671/
Yhafe671/
Yiafa671/
Yofis671/
Ijafi671/
Yasfy671/
Yafuy671/
Yopfi670/

Yafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yafi in the Hindi language
याफीyaphi-
Yafi in the Marathi language
याफ़ईyafa'i75
यफ़ईyafa'i25
Yafi in the Russian language
Яфиafi-
Yafi in the Arabic language
اليافىalyafy-
اليافيalyafy-

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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 Yafi
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