Yonef Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yonef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yonef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yonef (9) may also be a first name.

Yonef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yonef is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yonef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Yonef occurs mostly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Yonef are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 9 people.

Yonef is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 8,557,634. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Haifa District, where 100 percent are found. Barring Israel it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ynef891/
Yongeff831/
Yonev80334/
Yonif8045/
Yanef808/
Jonef806/
Yoneva73371/
Yaneff73111/
Yanief7321/
Haynef736/
Yohnev733/
Jonesf732/
Goinef731/
Enef6764/
Hoineff6710/
Yohneva677/
Inef677/
Yonyoff677/
Ynev672/
Ehonefe672/
Yohanew671/
Jnef671/

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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 Yonef
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