Al-Wafi Surname
Approximately 418 people bear this surname
Al-Wafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Al-Wafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Wafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al-Wafi occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Wafi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al-Wafi is the 703,644th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Wafi live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
This surname is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Beside Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Wafai | 93 | 10 | / |
| Al-Waffi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al-Waffai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al-Wasfid | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Wafi | 86 | 250 | / |
| Al-Wafa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Al-Bafi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Al-Wafe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al Wafai | 80 | 14 | / |
| Al Wasfi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Al Wahfi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Wafid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Wahafi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al Wafa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Al Bafi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Al Wafy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Wafaa | 67 | 344 | / |
| Al Wafeh | 67 | 98 | / |
| Al Wafed | 67 | 33 | / |
| Al Wafee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Al-Boufi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Al-Bafeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Bayfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Wahfeh | 63 | 7 | / |
| Al Wadfee | 63 | 2 | / |
| Al Wafeej | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Bafee | 53 | 2 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Al-Wafi
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