Mawafi Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Mawafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mawafi Last Name Facts

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

Mawafi occurs most in Egypt. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawafi? popularity and diffusion

Mawafi is the 1,565,797th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name Mawafi is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mawafi live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 93 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The surname Mawafi is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Outside of Egypt Mawafi is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 3 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Majwafi92178/
Majwafyi861/
Mowafi837,795/
Mewafi83163/
Mawafa832/
Mabafi832/
Mabafei77526/
Majwafe7712/
Mawafeu778/
Mouwafi774/
Mowafie771/
Mowafii771/
Mawaffeu7110/
Mahbaffi711/
Mowafy6717,413/
Mewafy67465/
Mowafe67122/
Mawofa6715/
Mowafa676/
Mavafe675/
Mewafe674/
Mowafey62123/
Mohwafa626/
Mowafyy624/
Mowafee621/
Mewafeu621/
Mabafeî621/
Mavofie621/
Mowefei621/
Mouwayfa571/
Mavaffey571/
Mabofe5080/

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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 Mawafi
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