Yafus Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Yafus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Yafus (44) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yafous | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yafu | 89 | 885 | / |
| Yafoush | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yafuz | 80 | 1,609 | / |
| Yafgu | 80 | 169 | / |
| Yafou | 80 | 124 | / |
| Yafut | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jafus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jyafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yahfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yasfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafout | 73 | 550 | / |
| Yaffou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Jaffus | 73 | 13 | / |
| Yafoos | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaffeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yawfui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yofu | 67 | 1,034 | / |
| Jafu | 67 | 1,028 | / |
| Yatfouh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yashfau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yadfout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahafuj | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Yafus
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis