Yifter Surname

157,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yifter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yifter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Yifter (4,055) may also be a first name.

Yifter Last Name Facts

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

Yifter is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yifter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 157,844th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,630,883 people. Yifter occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yifter are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yifter is also the 109,453rd most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 4,055 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Outside of Ethiopia it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Yifter Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Yifter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.32% less than the national average, earning $32,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.18% less than the national average, earning $34,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifter9117/
Yfter913/
Gifter8357/
Yifete8355/
Ifther834/
Hifter833/
Eifter831/
Iftier831/
Ifte801,034/
Haifter779/
Hiefter771/
Ifteh73120/
Efter7348/
Gifte7320/
Hyfte7314/
Iftee7310/
Ifthe731/
Hifte731/
Iftey731/
Iftet731/
Iffte730/
Hefter672,520/
Gefter67434/
Aifete6785/
Ifteaz6765/
Efther6731/
Jibter6716/
Effter6710/
Hijfte677/
Giftge675/
Ifthir673/
Eafter673/
Iftair673/
Yibtee672/
Giftee672/
Hifted671/
Iftiea671/
Eftger671/
Yowter670/
Eiffte670/
Heifte670/

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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 Yifter
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