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 surname Yafuz is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafuz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 247,201st most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,529,239 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Yafuz reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 13 people.
The last name Yafuz is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,608 people, or 1 in 16,434. In Yemen Yafuz is primarily concentrated in: Raymah Governorate, where 80 percent live, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 13 percent live and Taiz Governorate, where 4 percent live. Not including Yemen Yafuz occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 0 percent live.
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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