Awfa Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Awfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080

Awfa (2,135) may also be a first name.

Awfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awfa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭﻓﻰ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awfa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awfa is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Awfa is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Awfa are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 162,541st most widely held first name in the world, borne by 2,135 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Mauritania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Russia, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awfaa894/
Awfat891/
Awfah891/
Afa8624,455/
Ahawfa801/
Awfi758,399/
Afat754,519/
Gafa753,347/
Aifa752,974/
Asfa752,700/
Afaz751,763/
Aufa751,730/
Affa751,703/
Hafa751,439/
Afah751,204/
Afay75654/
Afoa75376/
Atfa75166/
Afaj75149/
Afas75140/
Afad75125/
Afai75122/
Afaa7599/
Aïfa7597/
Afea7581/
Afau7568/
Ahfa7554/
Azfa7549/
Ayfa7549/
Aîfa7536/
Adfa7533/
Aafa7517/
Aefa7517/
Afha758/
Eafa755/
Ajfa754/
Ewfa754/
Owfa754/
Afga754/
Awfj754/
Apfa753/
Awfe752/
Afap752/
Avfa751/
Haifa671,763/
Afaha671,527/
Afash671,402/
Assfa671,294/
Hafaz67959/
Haffa67551/
Hafat67470/
Aufat67433/
Afaja67398/
Affah67397/
Aifah67347/
Gaffa67317/
Haufa67269/
Ashfa67252/
Aiffa67234/
Aufah67208/
Afaya67206/
Affas67191/
Affat67172/
Hafad67161/
Asfaa67138/
Hawfi67138/
Hafas67124/
Aafas67115/
Hafaj67104/
Asfha6797/
Aasfa6789/
Asfay6781/
Hayfa6770/
Afgaj6768/
Gafau6763/
Afa'a6760/
Aifat6756/
Hafai6755/
Aafaa6753/
Asfad6752/
Gafai6747/
Hasfa6743/
Asfat6737/
Haefa6737/
Affad6735/
Gafga6732/
Aifai6732/
Aufay6729/
Atfai6728/
Gaafa6728/
Achfa6722/
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Asfai6720/
Affaa6719/
Ahfah6718/
Affaz6716/
Aafat6716/
Hadfa6715/
Aifaj6714/
Hafah6714/
Ewffa6713/
Aifaa6713/
Aafaz6712/
Auffa6712/
Asfau6711/
Aufad6711/
A'Afa6711/
Afaij6710/
Afaah678/
Affai678/
Gaifa678/
Adfat677/
Afaid677/
Afach677/
Aïffa677/
Hafaa676/
Afaiz676/
Afatt676/
Gahfa676/
Afaia676/
Ayfat676/
Ahafa675/
Aafah675/
Adfaa675/
Afaat675/
Aefah674/
Aisfa674/
Ahfaj674/
Aifas674/
Aefea674/
Hgafa674/
Awfih674/
Aafaj673/
Asfas673/
Hafea673/
Afpha673/
Afeau673/
Hatfa673/
Asdfa673/
Aafay673/
Athfa672/
Haïfa672/
Afaaz672/
Afass672/
Haafa672/
Ahfai672/
Afadt672/
Asfaz672/
Afeas671/
Hazfa671/
Gapfa671/
Hafay671/
Aafai671/
Aaffa671/
Aaifa671/
Adfay671/
Afaaj671/
Afaas671/
Afajt671/
Afatp671/
Affha671/
Aufaa671/
Aeffa671/
Auvfa671/
Eafea671/
Ouwfa671/
Gawfo671/
Hafau671/
Gafaa671/
Gafea671/
Afuoa671/
Aifay671/
Ahfay671/
Afays671/
Affau671/
Affay671/
Affaï671/
Affaš671/
Affoa671/
Afadh671/
Aepfa671/
Afgai671/
Afhad671/
Afiea671/
Eafat671/
Aufea671/
Ayfad671/
Aîffa671/
Afahd671/
Afait671/
Addfa671/
Afhay671/
Adfad671/
Adfas671/
Adfha671/
Afeea671/
Afaai671/
Afais671/
Aefau671/
Atfea671/
Gaufa671/
Hafha671/

Awfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awfa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻭﻓﻰawfy75
ﺍﻭﻓﻰawfy25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awfa
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