El Waf Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
El Waf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 232 | 1:24,298 | 2,745 |
| Syria | 33 | 1:584,879 | 5,519 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
El Waf (44) may also be a first name.
El Waf Demographics
El Waf Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
El Waf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Waf Come From? nationality or country of origin
El Waf occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name El Waf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 973,426th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. El Waf is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of El Waf are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Levant. El Waf is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 44 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Lebanon, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 24,298. In Lebanon El Waf is primarily found in: Beqaa Governorate, where 33 percent reside, Akkar Governorate, where 27 percent reside and North Governorate, where 16 percent reside. Barring Lebanon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 12 percent reside and Yemen, where 0 percent reside.
El Waf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (49%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Wasf | 92 | 4 | / |
| El Wafe | 92 | 1 | / |
| El Wazzf | 86 | 4 | / |
| El Wahaf | 86 | 1 | / |
| El Waw | 83 | 480 | / |
| El Baf | 83 | 4 | / |
| El Whab | 77 | 122 | / |
| El Uatf | 77 | 122 | / |
| El Waib | 77 | 4 | / |
| El Baff | 77 | 4 | / |
| El Bahf | 77 | 1 | / |
| El Bahaf | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Whaab | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Bab | 67 | 257 | / |
| El-Baf | 67 | 11 | / |
| El Wob | 67 | 5 | / |
| El Wahaab | 67 | 1 | / |
| El-Baff | 62 | 10 | / |
| El Baib | 62 | 2 | / |
| El-Whab | 62 | 1 | / |
| El Veif | 62 | 1 | / |
| El Bahab | 57 | 1 | / |
| El-Wahaab | 53 | 4 | / |
| El Bob | 50 | 1,129 | / |
| El-Bab | 50 | 8 | / |
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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 El Waf
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