Alwafi Surname
Approximately 3,453 people bear this surname
Alwafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 3,180 | 1:9,703 | 1,356 |
| Indonesia | 109 | 1:1,213,295 | 85,606 |
| Niger | 75 | 1:255,894 | 8,080 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Alwafi (61) may also be a first name.
Alwafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alwafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alwafi occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Alwafi.
How Common Is The Last Name Alwafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alwafi is the 130,959th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,110,497 people. The surname Alwafi is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Alwafi reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 61 people.
The surname Alwafi is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 3,180 people, or 1 in 9,703. Barring Saudi Arabia Alwafi exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Niger, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alwafai | 92 | 29 | / |
| Alwaffi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Alwafie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Alwazfi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Alwafid | 92 | 1 | / |
| Alwaffai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elwafi | 83 | 1,048 | / |
| Alwafa | 83 | 870 | / |
| Alwafy | 83 | 723 | / |
| Alwafe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Alwafaa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Alwafee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Alwafer | 77 | 4 | / |
| Elwafai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alwafay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alwaphi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Albawfih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elwafy | 67 | 218 | / |
| Elwafe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alboufi | 62 | 3 | / |
| Elwafay | 62 | 1 | / |
| Alvefai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Allvaffer | 53 | 2 | / |
| Oluafe | 50 | 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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- 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 Alwafi
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