Abowafia Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Abowafia Surname User-submission:

The surname Abowafia means 'father of Wafia'. It comes from abo, which means 'father', and the name Wafia, which means 'complete girl', 'complete woman'.

Abowafia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Abowafia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Abowafia means 'father of Wafia'. It comes from abo, which means 'father', and the name Wafia, which means 'complete girl', 'complete woman'.

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Abowafia Last Name Facts

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

Abowafia is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Abowafia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abowafia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 937,786th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Abowafia reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Aside from Egypt this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abouwafia94248/
Abowafa934/
Aboafia934/
Abou Wafia899/
Abo Afia88122/
Abouafia8819/
Abowafaa884/
Abowafya881/
Abafia862/
Abofia861/
Abu Wafia824/
Abou-Afia822/
Abou Afia821/
Aboufia804/
Aboafya801/
Abuafia801/
Abuwafa801/
Aboaf77263/
Abafi77173/
Abafa7733/
Abofi7712/
Abfia771/
Abu Wafi75336/
Abu Afia75214/
Abu Wafa7510/
Abo Afea754/
Abu-Afia754/
Obioafia754/
Abo Wafy751/
Abo Afya751/
Abwafaie751/
Abouaf71237/
Aboauf71155/
Abooaf71122/
Abu Wafaa71122/
Aboefi7177/
Apofia7112/
Obafia719/
Abu Wafih719/
Abbafi718/
Abououafa715/
Aboaof715/
Abu Afiya714/
Aboafy714/
Aboufi712/
Abuoaf712/
Abeofi712/
Abuofi711/
Abuowf711/
Abiafa711/
Abafae711/
Abafay711/
Abafui711/
Abyafa711/
Abaifa711/
Obofia711/
Apafia711/
Abaiva711/
Abafei711/
Abawafaie711/
Ibafia711/
Abfi67325/
Obiofia67158/
Abbafah67120/
A Baffa6726/
Apiafia6716/
Abo Aof679/
Apofiya679/
A-Baffa678/
Abaf678/
Aboaouf674/
Abo Owf674/
Abof673/
Abaieva673/
Abouauf672/
Abouaff672/
Abooaff671/
Abaeiva671/
Abo Oaf671/
Abo Auf671/
Aboaoof671/
Abafaye671/
Ebiafia671/
Aibaffa671/

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