Yiftach Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Yiftach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yiftach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Yiftach (44) may also be a first name.

Yiftach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yiftach is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiftach? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Yiftach reside; 42 percent reside in West Asia and 42 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used forename on earth, held by 44 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Israel, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,711,527. Beside Israel this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iftach9213/
Yftach921/
Iftah8362/
Yftah831/
Iftahy77171/
Jiftah771/
Iftaha771/
Iftakh771/
Iftahe771/
Iftath771/
Ifta73132/
Yfta731/
Eftache7127/
Gifta67280/
Iftai676/
Iftaz673/
Iftho672/
Iftaj672/
Eifta671/
Eftah671/
Iftouche671/
Iftaa671/
Iftat671/
Iftha671/

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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 Yiftach
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