Al Waqif Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Waqif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Waqif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon561:100,6625,997
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Waqif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Waqif is found most in Lebanon. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Al Waqif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Waqif? popularity and diffusion

The last name Al Waqif is the 2,555,468th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Al Waqif occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Waqif live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant.

This last name is most numerous in Lebanon, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 100,662. In Lebanon it is most numerous in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 96 percent reside, Beirut Governorate, where 2 percent reside and South Governorate, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Lebanon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 2 percent reside.

Al Waqif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Al Waqif last name is principally Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

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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 Waqif
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