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) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanif? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yanif is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Yanif is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yanif live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yanif is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 47 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 2,755,192. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 85 percent reside, Lampung, where 10 percent reside and Aceh, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 6 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.
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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