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In all the world, Яфет (Japhet , Yaphet , Яфет ) is a widespread primarily masculine, but very seldom female first name. The first name Яфет is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a common male name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but scarcely girly name, and Israel, where it is quite a common boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Nigeria. Very seldom, Яфет is the last name as well as the forename.
Яфет is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Japhet , the operatic character in the opera Noé.