Yafun Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Yafun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yafun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand741:954,572147,178
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552

Yafun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yafun occurs most in Thailand. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Yafun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yafun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,075,631st most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Yafun live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Tai-Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 954,572. In Thailand Yafun is most common in: Chiang Rai Province, where 72 percent are found, Chiang Mai Province, where 26 percent are found and Bangkok, where 1 percent are found. Not including Thailand Yafun exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yafune915/
Yafung911/
Yafeun911/
Yafuin911/
Yatfung8311/
Yadfung834/
Aayafun831/
Yafoune831/
Yaffoun831/
Yapfung831/
Jafun8050/
Yafon8017/
Iafun803/
Yofune73162/
Jafoun7390/
Jaifun7321/
Yaffon7316/
Jafung732/
Yafoum732/
Joyfun731/
Yafoon731/
Yodfun731/
Jafune731/
Yafoungue711/
Yaffoum678/
Jaifung674/
Yawfoon671/

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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 Yafun
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