Yafong Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Yafong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 247 | 1:285,985 | 49,226 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Yafong (26) may also be a first name.
Yafong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yafong is found most in Thailand. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafong? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 973,426th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. Yafong is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Yafong reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 26 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 285,985. In Thailand Yafong is primarily found in: Loei Province, where 99 percent are found, Bangkok, where 0 percent are found and Songkhla Province, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Thailand Yafong occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yatfong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yafon | 91 | 17 | / |
| Yatfoong | 86 | 27 | / |
| Yadfoong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yafang | 83 | 23 | / |
| Yaffon | 83 | 16 | / |
| Yafone | 83 | 8 | / |
| Yadfon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yafoon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yafung | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yathfoong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafoungue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaphong | 77 | 74 | / |
| Jaifong | 77 | 22 | / |
| Yatfung | 77 | 11 | / |
| Yadfung | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yapfung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yawfoon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yafoune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaffoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yafan | 73 | 311 | / |
| Jafon | 73 | 9 | / |
| Eafon | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yofon | 73 | 6 | / |
| Iafon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yafom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatphong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jaifoong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafoun | 67 | 90 | / |
| Jaffon | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yaphon | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yofang | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yafand | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yafant | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yafhan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yatfan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yafaan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yasfan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yafane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yafoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jafung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaifon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yofone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafeun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yadphoong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyafan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yafong
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