Yiftu Surname

246,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yiftu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Yiftu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Israel31:2,852,545113,505

Yiftu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yiftu is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiftu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 246,537th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,518,007 people. Yiftu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yiftu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Besides Ethiopia it is found in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yifetu914/
Iftu89369/
Giftu801/
Eftu671,611/
Ibtu6715/
Yvtu672/
Jftu672/
Iwtu671/
Aivtu607/
Hibtu604/
Ibtou601/
Jftuj601/
Ivtush551/
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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 Yiftu
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