Yafor Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Yafor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Yafor (85) may also be a first name.
Yafor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yafor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yafor occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yafor? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Yafor occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Yafor reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Yafor is also the 1,039,322nd most frequent first name on earth, held by 85 people.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon Yafor is most common in: Northwest Region, where 87 percent live, Littoral Region, where 7 percent live and Southwest Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Yafor is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yafour | 91 | 939 | / |
| Yafoor | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yaford | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yaafor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yaafour | 83 | 138 | / |
| Ayeafor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yatford | 83 | 0 | / |
| Jafor | 80 | 3,968 | / |
| Yafar | 80 | 445 | / |
| Yafur | 80 | 61 | / |
| Yofor | 80 | 12 | / |
| Yaforova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jafour | 73 | 554 | / |
| Yaffar | 73 | 278 | / |
| Jaafor | 73 | 181 | / |
| Yaafar | 73 | 88 | / |
| Yadfar | 73 | 77 | / |
| Yasfar | 73 | 33 | / |
| Yafare | 73 | 27 | / |
| Yasfur | 73 | 14 | / |
| Jafoor | 73 | 13 | / |
| Jiafor | 73 | 12 | / |
| Jaffor | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hyafur | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jayfor | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jafore | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaforr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaford | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafgar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yazfar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ioafor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijafor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafart | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaafour | 67 | 548 | / |
| Ayiofor | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ejiafor | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jaffoor | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ojiafor | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jafford | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ajiofor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yahaforova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaffour | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogiafor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Agiofor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iheafor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yasfard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujyafar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giayfor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jasford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jasfoor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayyafar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geafoor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoeafar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jayford | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Yafor
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