Vaefeni Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Vaefeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaefeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1281:18,8233,339
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Vaefeni Last Name Facts

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

Vaefeni occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaefeni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,581,912th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vaefeni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Vaefeni is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 18,823. In Namibia Vaefeni is most numerous in: Omusati Region, where 84 percent reside, Oshana Region, where 13 percent reside and Erongo Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Namibia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Angola, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaefen921/
Veefeni861/
Veveni7728/
Vafini7727/
Vafani7714/
Vaveni777/
Vaveen774/
Vefoni773/
Vafaeenia7525/
Vafaeen71840/
Vavaeni7123/
Wafenyi7112/
Phefeni718/
Vafeian712/
Vaveani711/
Vefenya711/
Vaevien711/
Vefania711/
Vaifenh711/
Vafin675,909/
Vafan6794/
Phaefuen6784/
Vafyn6762/
Fefen6748/
Fafen6736/
Vafna6734/
Veven6721/
Vefin677/
Fveni674/
Vafaynia673/
Vevni673/
Vefan672/
Vaven672/
Vofni671/
Faifenyi671/
Vafun671/
Viafania671/
Vifen671/
Vaevania671/
Vaveniao671/
Vafaanie671/

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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 Vaefeni
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