Yaphet Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yaphet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaphet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Yaphet (1,281) may also be a first name.

Yaphet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yaphet has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaphet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yaphet is the 2,944,094th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Yaphet reside; 39 percent reside in Central Africa and 36 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 220,239th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,281 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon Yaphet is most common in: Centre Region, where 84 percent are found, Far North Region, where 11 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Yaphet Last Name Statistics demography

Yaphet earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 78.45% more than the national average, earning $77,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yapet91235/
Yaphe91164/
Japhet8374,233/
Yapeth83100/
Yapete8350/
Yaphie835/
Yapets831/
Yophet831/
Yasphe831/
Yapett831/
Yiapet831/
Yahpet831/
Yape805,253/
Japheth775,744/
Yotphet77248/
Yodphet77196/
Japhets77136/
Jaiphet7767/
Japhete775/
Japhaet774/
Jaaphet774/
Japehet774/
Iadphet774/
Japhett773/
Yapithe773/
Yapetch773/
Jasphet772/
Jjaphet772/
Yoophet772/
Yappett771/
Jahphet771/
Japphet771/
Jeaphet771/
Yapit731,073/
Yaphi731,065/
Yapha73871/
Yafet73508/
Yapie73233/
Japet73145/
Yapea73133/
Yaspe73105/
Yapes7383/
Yappe7361/
Yapez7361/
Japhe7356/
Yoape7333/
Yaper7332/
Yafhe7327/
Yapei7320/
Yapep7319/
Iapet7318/
Yahve737/
Yapee735/
Yapey734/
Yaphy733/
Japht732/
Yapeu732/
Yapte732/
Jyapt731/
Yopet731/
Yahfe731/
Yiape731/
Yazpe731/
Yaphj731/
Yodpheth717/
Japhaeth712/
Jijaphet712/
Japhette711/
Japhetth711/
Jjapheth711/
Ayyapeth711/
Japheath711/
Japhethe711/
Jaiphaet711/
Jaipheat711/
Heawphet711/
Japhes67692/
Yaphai67348/
Yafete67297/
Japeth67144/
Jaipet6779/
Yophes6770/
Aiyape6759/
Yasper6745/
Yodpet6740/
Yapait6732/
Japher6728/
Yaphio6727/
Yiapeu6726/
Yapper6725/
Yosphe6716/
Yafett6715/
Jahpet6712/
Japhte6710/
Japhed678/
Yaspez678/
Yaaper676/
Yaphay675/
Yaspes675/
Ayiape675/
Eiyape675/
Jatpet674/
Jafhet674/
Yaffet674/
Jadpet673/
Jophet673/
Jaapht673/
Yashfe673/
Japfet672/
Japhee672/
Yachfe672/
Japaet672/
Yashpe672/
Japhei671/
Jjjjaphet671/
Yaspit671/
Yapesh671/
Yoapee671/
Yafets671/
Yahfed671/
Jaypet671/
Jasphe671/
Yopeth671/
Yohape671/
Yaphis671/
Yahafe671/
Yasphi671/
Yappie671/
Japhit671/
Jahfet671/
Jeapht671/
Yafiet671/
Yotpet671/
Yodphe671/
Yodphetch671/
Yapech671/
Yapoey671/
Joypet671/
Iappet671/
Hyapha671/

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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 Yaphet
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