Yirefu Surname

293,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yirefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yirefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Yirefu (1,965) may also be a first name.

Yirefu Last Name Facts

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

Yirefu occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yirefu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 293,013th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,588,609 people. Yirefu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yirefu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 170,909th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 1,965 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Barring Ethiopia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Yirefu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Yirefu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning R 252,360 per year and in United States they earn 57.74% more than the national average, earning $68,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irefu9188/
Yirfu912/
Yirafu833/
Yorefu831/
Irfu802/
Irfau732/
Irfus731/
Erefu731/
Hirofu671/
Irofau671/
Yorfuu671/
Eroefu671/
Erefou671/
Herefu671/
Gerefau621/
Erfu602/
Jrfu601/
Erifu5576/
Erfus554/
Erfut551/
Gerfau5062/
Erfoud505/
Eraifu504/
Erfuth503/
Gerfou503/
Gerfeu502/
Erfuss501/
Errifu501/
Jrafau501/

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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 Yirefu
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