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 is found most frequently in Saudi Arabia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alwafi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 130,959th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,110,497 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Alwafi reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Alwafi is also the 1,257,960th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 61 people.
It is most frequently used in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 3,180 people, or 1 in 9,703. Outside of Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs 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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- 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 Alwafi
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