Yeffa Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Yeffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1041:99,38111,308
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Yeffa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yeffa occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeffa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,403,590th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Yeffa live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 99,381. In Benin it is most frequent in: Atlantique Department, where 95 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 2 percent live and Zou Department, where 2 percent live. Beside Benin it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Yeffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yeffa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Yeffa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 88.92% more than the national average, earning $81,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyeffa9114/
Effa898,556/
Yefa89387/
Yeffe801,238/
Jeffa80904/
Iyefa80400/
Yeffi80144/
Yeffo80132/
Ieffa8049/
Yefai8035/
Effai8030/
Geffa8029/
Ayefa8025/
Ewffa8013/
Effay809/
Euffa808/
Yesfa802/
Effea802/
Yepfa802/
Oyefa801/
Aeffa801/
Effau801/
Effaa801/
Yoefa801/
Eyefa801/
Efa759,069/
Jeffah73134/
Jeffas7381/
Jeffay7361/
Yeffou7356/
Effa'a7352/
Yeffet7343/
Iyefaa7332/
Yeffey7327/
Jeffat7319/
Yesfat737/
Oyefga732/
Eaffat732/
Ayiffa732/
Heiffa732/
Jeffai731/
Geffay731/
Yefaya731/
Yeffoh731/
Yeffot731/
Eiffat731/
Eyaffa731/
Aiyefa731/
Effaja731/
Effeah731/
Eyefai731/
Yefhas731/
Oueffa731/
Ayeefa731/
Ejeffa731/
Jefa673,111/
Effi671,718/
Yefi67853/
Effo67642/
Effe67584/
Efai67453/
Yefe67258/
Houeffa67180/
Efau6752/
Ayfa6749/
Efea6747/
Efaa6742/
Gefa6739/
Effy6733/
Iefa6721/
Aefa6717/
Efaj6715/
Jeffash6710/
Iyfa679/
Effioha678/
Eyfa677/
Yefo677/
Eifa677/
Eafa675/
Yijoffa673/
Eefa672/
Ayefaha672/
Yyfa672/
Efga671/
Eufa671/
Yjfa671/
Oyfa671/
Yefy671/
Jeffaia671/
Efay671/
Evfa671/
Eyefa'a671/
Ejfa671/
Eyaffah671/
Uyfa671/
Oueffai671/
Ayefahe671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Yeffa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis