Yef Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Yef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan831:2,152,33620,049
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yef (134) may also be a first name.

Yef Last Name Facts

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

Yef is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yef? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yef is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yef live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Yef is also the 800,975th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 134 people.

This surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 2,152,336. In Pakistan Yef is most numerous in: Balochistan, where 46 percent reside, Punjab, where 34 percent reside and Sindh, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 4 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yefe86258/
Yeff8612/
Ayef864/
Iyef862/
Yetf862/
Yeft862/
Yejf862/
Yesf861/
Yoef861/
Oyef861/
Uyef861/
Yefz861/
Yehf861/
Yepf861/
Ef803,015/
Hayef754,108/
Yeffe751,238/
Iyefe75203/
Hoyef7584/
Ayefe7525/
Gayef755/
Yessf754/
Eyefe752/
Yoyef752/
Ieyef752/
Yefsh751/
Geyef751/
Yhief751/
Yefhe751/
Yesfe751/
Yejft751/
Oyefe751/
Yheff751/
Yefft750/
Yew6719,851/
Eff67860/
Yeb67652/
Yev67512/
Jef67124/
Eef6742/
Eif6730/
Ief6724/
Aef6722/
Efh6717/
Yyf6714/
Evf6712/
Ayf6712/
Eaf6711/
Euf6711/
Gef677/
Iyf677/
Epf676/
Gayeff676/
Oyf675/
Uyf674/
Eyf674/
Oef674/
Yjf672/
Ejf672/
Uef672/
Aiyefe671/
Hayefe671/
Yeshfe671/

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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 Yef
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