Yatef Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Yatef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yatef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Yatef Last Name Facts

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

Yatef (Marathi: यातेफ) occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yatef? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yatef is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Yatef is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Yatef live; 56 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Levant.

It is most commonly used in Lebanon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,127,417. In Lebanon it is primarily found in: Beirut Governorate, where 80 percent are found and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Lebanon Yatef is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Liberia, where 11 percent are found.

Yatef Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Yatef surname is primarily Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yatief912/
Yatif8031/
Yotef803/
Yateb801/
Yataev7346/
Jateff7338/
Yoteff7314/
Iateef735/
Yatesw734/
Yateev731/
Yatiev731/
Yateva731/
Yadf676/
Yatv674/
Yotf671/
Iatf671/

Yatef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yatef in the Marathi language
यातेफyatepha-

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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 Yatef
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