Yanif Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Yanif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yanif (47) may also be a first name.
Yanif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yanif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yanif (Marathi: यानीफ) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yanif click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanif? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Yanif occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Yanif reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,467,136th most widely held forename globally, borne by 47 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 2,755,192. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: North Sumatra, where 85 percent are found, Lampung, where 10 percent are found and Aceh, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 6 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanief | 91 | 21 | / |
| Hyanif | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yanitfe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Janif | 80 | 761 | / |
| Yaniv | 80 | 399 | / |
| Yanib | 80 | 297 | / |
| Yaniw | 80 | 90 | / |
| Yonif | 80 | 45 | / |
| Yanef | 80 | 8 | / |
| Yaniev | 73 | 149 | / |
| Yaneff | 73 | 111 | / |
| Jannif | 73 | 19 | / |
| Yanibh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hianif | 73 | 6 | / |
| Janiff | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jeanif | 73 | 4 | / |
| Janief | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yanniv | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hjanif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehanif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jainif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janniff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jeannif | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jhannif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iangiff | 67 | 1 | / |
Yanif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yanif in the Marathi language | ||
| यानीफ | yanipha | - |
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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 Yanif
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