Al Wafa Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Al Wafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Al Wafa Demographics
Al Wafa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Wafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Wafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Wafa is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Al Wafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Wafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Al Wafa is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Wafa live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The surname Al Wafa is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia Al Wafa is primarily found in: Selangor, where 86 percent are found and Perak, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia Al Wafa occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 29 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Al Wafa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Al Wafa surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wafaa | 93 | 344 | / |
| Al Wafai | 93 | 14 | / |
| Al Wajfah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Wafi | 86 | 250 | / |
| Al-Wafa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Al Wafy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al Wafeh | 80 | 98 | / |
| Al Wafed | 80 | 33 | / |
| Al-Wafai | 80 | 10 | / |
| Al Wasfi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Al Wafee | 80 | 6 | / |
| Al Bafah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Wahfi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Wafou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Wafid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Wahfeh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Al Wahafi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al Wadfee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al-Waffai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Wafeej | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Wafi | 71 | 418 | / |
| Al Bafi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Al-Wafe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Bafee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Baufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Waffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Bayfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Wasfid | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al-Bafi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Al-Bafeh | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wafa
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