Mowafaq Surname

56,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Mowafaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowafaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria5,9401:3,249381
Iraq2,5411:13,783963
Yemen2341:112,9296,448
Lebanon1371:41,1473,737
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Palestine61:758,14214,544
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Mowafaq (37,241) may also be a first name.

Mowafaq Last Name Facts

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

Mowafaq occurs most in Syria. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowafaq? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mowafaq is the 56,676th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 815,162 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mowafaq live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 96 percent live in Levant. Mowafaq is also the 23,576th most widespread forename on earth, held by 37,241 people.

It is most common in Syria, where it is borne by 5,940 people, or 1 in 3,249. In Syria Mowafaq is most numerous in: Damascus Governorate, where 68 percent are found, Aleppo Governorate, where 15 percent are found and Daraa Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Syria this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 28 percent are found and Yemen, where 3 percent are found.

Mowafaq Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mowafaq surname is primarily Druze (99%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouwafaq93209/
Mowaffaq934/
Mowaafaq932/
Mouwaffaq881/
Mowafak86526/
Mowaffak80157/
Movaffaq802/
Mouwafak801/
Mouwefaq801/
Mouwaffak7511/
Mouwaffac753/
Movafag7110/
Movafagh6777/
Movaffagh6351/
Mouweffak631/
Mavafak571/
Mavafagh531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mowafaq
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