Yarfa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Yarfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Yarfa (29) may also be a first name.
Yarfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yarfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yarfa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﻓﺎ, Hindi: यारफा) is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yarfa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Yarfa reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yarfa is also the 1,951,561st most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 29 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,148,400. In Benin Yarfa is most numerous in: Atakora Department, where 89 percent are found and Collines Department, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Benin Yarfa exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 25 percent are found and Mauritania, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yarfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yarfa in the Hindi language | ||
| यारफा | yarapha | - |
| Yarfa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺮﻓﺎ | yrfa | 75 |
| ﻳﺮﻓﻪ | yrfh | 25 |
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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 Yarfa
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