Yanfa Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Yanfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Yanfa (237) may also be a first name.
Yanfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yanfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yanfa (Russian: Янфа) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yanfa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanfa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Yanfa is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Yanfa are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 581,650th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 237 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Yanfa is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 68 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 14 percent reside and Adamawa, where 5 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 31 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanfai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yanffa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yanfea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Janfa | 80 | 148 | / |
| Yonfa | 80 | 92 | / |
| Yanfi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Yamfa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Yanfo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Yanfe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yanfy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yanefo | 73 | 90 | / |
| Janfai | 73 | 80 | / |
| Yanfei | 73 | 36 | / |
| Yanfou | 73 | 18 | / |
| Yanfer | 73 | 15 | / |
| Jianfa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Janfad | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yonfat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jeanfa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yanfgo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yanfeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Janfay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yonfah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanfui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoynfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanfet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanfio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanfiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanfes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yanphat | 67 | 310 | / |
| Yanphap | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yanphad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jainefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jasinfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeanfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yonfaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yianfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janfaus | 67 | 0 | / |
Yanfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yanfa in the Russian language | ||
| Янфа | anfa | - |
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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 Yanfa
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