Yafin Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yafin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yafin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Yafin (146) may also be a first name.

Yafin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yafin (Marathi: याफीन, Russian: Яфин) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yafin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yafin is the 2,106,139th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. Yafin is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Yafin are found; 58 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 58 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yafin is also the 763,528th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 146 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 3,005,664. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: South Kalimantan, where 68 percent live, East Java, where 25 percent live and Southeast Sulawesi, where 7 percent live. Outside of Indonesia Yafin exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 30 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yasfin9137/
Yafina919/
Yaffin916/
Yafing911/
Yashfin832/
Yafinne831/
Jafin80173/
Yafen8015/
Yofin8014/
Yafim802/
Jaffin73148/
Jayfin7390/
Yafene7327/
Yafehn7324/
Yafeng7319/
Yofina7313/
Jaifin734/
Yaphin734/
Jasfin733/
Jafina732/
Yosfin732/
Yiafen731/
Jafing731/
Yafeun731/
Jahfin731/
Jaafin731/
Yafeen731/
Yasfeen673/
Yahfene673/
Jafn671/
Eafn671/
Joysfin671/
Jaffing671/
Jyosfin671/

Yafin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yafin in the Marathi language
याफीनyaphina50
याफीऩyaphina50
Yafin in the Russian language
Яфинafin-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yafin
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