Yanfo Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Yanfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Yanfo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yanfo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Yanfo is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanfo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yanfo is the 6,063,924th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Yanfo reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Mande Africa.

Yanfo is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,039,122. In Burkina Faso it is most frequent in: Hauts-Bassins Region, where 89 percent reside and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Burkina Faso it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanefo9190/
Yanfou9118/
Yanfgo913/
Yianfou831/
Yanfa8045/
Janfo805/
Yonfo803/
Janfoo7317/
Yonfou7314/
Ayonfo7313/
Yanfeu732/
Jeanfo731/
Yanffa731/
Janfos731/
Yanphot6716/
Jhanfoo671/

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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
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  • 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 Yanfo
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