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) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanif? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,661,929th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Yanif occurs mostly 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 common first name worldwide. It is borne by 47 people.
It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 2,755,192. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: North Sumatra, where 85 percent are found, Lampung, where 10 percent are found and Aceh, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia Yanif 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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