Yanfa Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yanfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanfai912/
Yanffa911/
Yanfea911/
Janfa80148/
Yonfa8092/
Yanfi8013/
Yamfa8010/
Yanfo8010/
Yanfe802/
Yanfy802/
Yanefo7390/
Janfai7380/
Yanfei7336/
Yanfou7318/
Yanfer7315/
Jianfa739/
Janfad738/
Yonfat737/
Jeanfa733/
Yanfgo733/
Yanfeu732/
Janfay732/
Yonfah731/
Yanfui731/
Yoynfa731/
Yanfet731/
Yanfio731/
Yanfiy731/
Yanfes730/
Yanphat67310/
Yanphap6717/
Yanphad676/
Jainefa671/
Jasinfa671/
Jeanfai671/
Yonfaud671/
Yianfou671/
Janfaus670/

Yanfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yanfa in the Russian language
Янфаanfa-

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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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