Yofes Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Yofes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yofes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yofes (223) may also be a first name.

Yofes Last Name Facts

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

Yofes occurs most in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yofes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yofes is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Yofes occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Yofes reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Yofes is also the 603,623rd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 223 people.

The surname Yofes is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Yofes is most frequent in: Kapchorwa District, where 50 percent reside and Nebbi District, where 50 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoffes912/
Yofe8974/
Yfes891/
Yoffe801,162/
Yofie8049/
Jofes8045/
Yafes8039/
Hyfes8034/
Yofee8019/
Yofys8011/
Yosfe8010/
Yofet807/
Yoofe804/
Yofer802/
Yofeh801/
Yofis801/
Yoffee73168/
Yoffie73155/
Yophes7370/
Yoffey7322/
Yoffer7313/
Yafies7311/
Yaffes7310/
Hyofer732/
Joffes732/
Yafets731/
Yoofei731/
Yafesh731/
Jovfes731/
Yafe671,609/
Efes67227/
Yofi67225/
Jofe67130/
Iofe6763/
Yofa6747/
Ifes6740/
Yafeesh6721/
Yaffies6714/
Heyfets675/
Yfex672/
Jofesse671/
Yooufei671/

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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 Yofes
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