Yafuz Surname
Approximately 1,609 people bear this surname
Yafuz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,608 | 1:16,434 | 1,831 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Yafuz (13) may also be a first name.
Yafuz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafuz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yafuz is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafuz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 247,201st most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,529,239 people. The last name Yafuz is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Yafuz are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Yafuz is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.
Yafuz is most numerous in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,608 people, or 1 in 16,434. In Yemen Yafuz is primarily found in: Raymah Governorate, where 80 percent reside, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 13 percent reside and Taiz Governorate, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Yemen it is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yafu | 89 | 885 | / |
| Yafgu | 80 | 169 | / |
| Yafou | 80 | 124 | / |
| Yafut | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yafus | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jyafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yahfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yasfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafoz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yafout | 73 | 550 | / |
| Yaffou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Eafeuz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yawfui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yofu | 67 | 1,034 | / |
| Jafu | 67 | 1,028 | / |
| Yatfouh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yashfau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yadfout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafoush | 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 Yafuz
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