Abulwafa Surname

353,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Abulwafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abulwafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7931:115,9349,519
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Abulwafa (45) may also be a first name.

Abulwafa Last Name Facts

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

Abulwafa (Hindi: अबुलवफा, Marathi: अबुलवफा) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Abulwafa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abulwafa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 353,485th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 7,075,287 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Abulwafa reside; 77 percent reside in North Africa and 77 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most numerous forename globally, held by 45 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 793 people, or 1 in 115,934. Besides Egypt this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aboulwafa941,484/
Abulwaffa942/
Abulwaifa941/
Aboulwafae894/
Abolwafa88123/
Abulwefa881/
Aboelwafa822,982/
Aboulwafi82137/
Aboelwafaa78153/
Abolvafa752/

Abulwafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abulwafa in the Hindi language
अबुलवफाabulavapha80
अबुलabula20
Abulwafa in the Marathi language
अबुलवफाabulavapha50
अबुलवकाabulavaka25
अबुलabula25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abulwafa
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