In the world, يافث (Japheth 
, Yaphet 
, يافث 
) is quite a common principally male, but very infrequently feminine first name. The forename يافث is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but uncommonly feminine name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, يافث is the last name as well as the forename.