Yafit Surname
Approximately 353 people bear this surname
Yafit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Yafit (4,696) may also be a first name.
Yafit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yafit (Arabic: يافت) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafit? popularity and diffusion
Yafit is the 796,486th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. The surname Yafit occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Yafit reside; 87 percent reside in North Africa and 87 percent reside in Mahgreb. Yafit is also the 99,968th most widely held first name internationally, held by 4,696 people.
Yafit is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 112,300. Outside of Morocco this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yafith | 91 | 11 | / |
| Yafite | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yafiet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yafi | 89 | 3,145 | / |
| Yafitte | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yaffith | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yafai | 80 | 2,228 | / |
| Yafei | 80 | 699 | / |
| Yafet | 80 | 508 | / |
| Jafit | 80 | 270 | / |
| Yasfi | 80 | 252 | / |
| Yafie | 80 | 141 | / |
| Yafis | 80 | 125 | / |
| Yaffi | 80 | 96 | / |
| Yafid | 80 | 51 | / |
| Yafiz | 80 | 43 | / |
| Yafio | 80 | 30 | / |
| Yofit | 80 | 20 | / |
| Yafii | 80 | 19 | / |
| Yazfi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Yaafi | 80 | 17 | / |
| Yahfi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Yafih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafij | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafitova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yafete | 73 | 297 | / |
| Yaffie | 73 | 71 | / |
| Jaffit | 73 | 40 | / |
| Yaffei | 73 | 33 | / |
| Yaffai | 73 | 26 | / |
| Yafett | 73 | 15 | / |
| Jhafit | 73 | 13 | / |
| Yofith | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yahafi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yaffet | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jafeit | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yaoufi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yafaai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaafis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aiyafi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyafij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yashfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatfai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatfei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yawfui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaafai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafets | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yassfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahfid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaafiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafe | 67 | 1,609 | / |
| Yafa | 67 | 1,271 | / |
| Jafi | 67 | 1,190 | / |
| Yofi | 67 | 225 | / |
| Yafy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hayyafi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jafaith | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eafi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yahfaai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yafá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaafaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafette | 67 | 1 | / |
Yafit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yafit in the Arabic language | ||
| يافت | yaft | - |
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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 Yafit
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