Mowafi Surname

64,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Jordan

Mowafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,4301:16,9311,968
Saudi Arabia1,2721:24,2583,358
Jordan5721:15,4592,509
Palestine2941:15,4722,711
Kuwait1061:35,8564,508
United Arab Emirates521:176,19812,766
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mowafi (327) may also be a first name.

Mowafi Last Name Facts

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

Mowafi (Arabic: موافي) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowafi? popularity and diffusion

Mowafi is the 64,218th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 934,900 people. The surname Mowafi occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Mowafi reside; 70 percent reside in North Africa and 70 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Mowafi is also the 484,932nd most widespread given name internationally, borne by 327 people.

The surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 5,430 people, or 1 in 16,931. Other than Egypt it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent live and Jordan, where 7 percent live.

Mowafi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mowafi surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Mowafi surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

Mowafi earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 104.3% more than the national average, earning $88,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouwafi924/
Mowafii921/
Mowafie921/
Mowafy8317,413/
Muwafi831,724/
Mewafi83163/
Mawafi83131/
Mowafe83122/
Mowafa836/
Mowafey77123/
Muwaffi777/
Mohwafa776/
Mowafyy774/
Mowafee771/
Mowefei771/
Mouwayfa711/
Mewafy67465/
Mewafe674/
Mawafa672/
Mabafi672/
Muwafy671/
Mabafei62526/
Mawafeu628/
Muwaffa624/
Mewafeu621/
Mavofie621/
Mawaffeu5710/
Muwaffer572/
Mahbaffi571/
Mabofe5080/
Mawofa5015/
Mavafe505/
Muwofa501/

Mowafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mowafi in the Arabic language
موافيmwafy-

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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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  • 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 Mowafi
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