Yafis Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Yafis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 112 | 1:1,180,796 | 83,720 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Yafis (169) may also be a first name.
Yafis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yafis (Hindi: याफीस, Marathi: याफीस, Russian: Яфис) is found most in Indonesia. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yafis.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafis? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,612,213th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Yafis are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yafis is also the 703,581st most common first name globally. It is borne by 169 people.
This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 1,180,796. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Riau, where 96 percent are found, Aceh, where 2 percent are found and Jakarta, where 1 percent are found. Barring Indonesia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent are found and The Maldives, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yafies | 91 | 11 | / |
| Yaafis | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yafish | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yafi | 89 | 3,145 | / |
| Yaffies | 83 | 14 | / |
| Yafai | 80 | 2,228 | / |
| Yafei | 80 | 699 | / |
| Yafit | 80 | 353 | / |
| Yasfi | 80 | 252 | / |
| Yafie | 80 | 141 | / |
| Yaffi | 80 | 96 | / |
| Yafid | 80 | 51 | / |
| Yafiz | 80 | 43 | / |
| Yafes | 80 | 39 | / |
| Yafio | 80 | 30 | / |
| Yazfi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Yafii | 80 | 19 | / |
| Yaafi | 80 | 17 | / |
| Jafis | 80 | 8 | / |
| Yahfi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Yafij | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yofis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafisova | 77 | 22 | / |
| Jaifis | 73 | 100 | / |
| Yaffie | 73 | 71 | / |
| Yaffei | 73 | 33 | / |
| Giafis | 73 | 30 | / |
| Yaffai | 73 | 26 | / |
| Yaffes | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yahafi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yafaai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaoufi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aiyafi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaphis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafets | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafiez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaafiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaafai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yawfui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatfei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatfai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yashfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyafij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafios | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafies | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yassfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaffis | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yafe | 67 | 1,609 | / |
| Yafa | 67 | 1,271 | / |
| Jafi | 67 | 1,190 | / |
| Yofi | 67 | 225 | / |
| Yafeesh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Giaffis | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yafy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hayyafi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eafi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yahfaai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hihafis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yafá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaffith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaafaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaphais | 67 | 1 | / |
Yafis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yafis in the Marathi language | ||
| याफीस | yaphisa | - |
| Yafis in the Hindi language | ||
| याफीस | yaphisa | 33.33 |
| याफिस | yaphisa | 33.33 |
| यफीस | yaphisa | 33.33 |
| Yafis in the Russian language | ||
| Яфис | afis | - |
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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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- 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 Yafis
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