Vafa Surname

177,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Vafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,1971:64,1466,818
India8771:874,64738,296
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Norway71:734,61250,907
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Vafa (24,779) may also be a first name.

Vafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vafa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻔﺎ, Hindi: वफा, Russian: Вафа) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Vafa.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 177,014th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,015,120 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Vafa are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 32,240th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 24,779 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 1,197 people, or 1 in 64,146. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 23 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent live and Fars Province, where 10 percent live. Barring Iran this surname exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Vafa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vafa surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.96% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vafa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.02% less than the national average, earning 231,790 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.36% more than the national average, earning $51,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.28% more than the national average, earning $55,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vafai89891/
Vafea8960/
Vafat899/
Vafad899/
Vaefa898/
Vatfa895/
Vafaa895/
Vaifa894/
Vafay894/
Vayfa893/
Vafaj892/
Vaffa892/
Vafau891/
Vasfa891/
Vafah891/
Vafeas80284/
Vafaad803/
Vafath801/
Wafa7547,439/
Fafa754,943/
Bafa751,008/
Vefa75420/
Vafi75381/
Vafe75123/
Vafo7561/
Uafa7519/
Vofa751/
Vafaaie732/
Vafeeha731/
Baffa6719,850/
Wafaa676,145/
Baufa673,850/
Wafai672,613/
Waffa671,142/
Mpafa67649/
Bafas67521/
Baafa67389/
Phafa67323/
Faafa67285/
Fafat67279/
Faffa67259/
Vahfi67197/
Wafah67111/
Bafai67102/
Baifa6788/
Bafoa6780/
Fafas6779/
Vafid6777/
Vasfi6776/
Waafa6748/
Vapha6731/
Fafay6730/
Bafau6730/
Vafee6729/
Fafai6726/
Fafaj6724/
Bayfa6721/
Fafah6718/
Waifa6715/
Vahva6715/
Fafau6714/
Bafaa6714/
Vafis6713/
Vafeh6711/
Bafat6710/
Vefai6710/
Wahfa679/
Bafah679/
Veefa679/
Vaffi678/
Vafie677/
Uatfa677/
Fafaa676/
Vavah676/
Badfa676/
Fafad676/
Wafay675/
Bafay675/
Bafea674/
Bafaï674/
Bapfa674/
Veifa674/
Wazfa674/
Veffa673/
Vafei673/
Vasfy673/
Beafa673/
Vafej673/
Uafad672/
Wafau672/
Basfa672/
Vafii672/
Fhafa672/
Vaffe672/
Whafa672/
Fafaz672/
Fafha672/
Bawfa672/
Bafad671/
Wafha671/
Wuafa671/
Voffa671/
Vafed671/
Vahfo671/
Vefay671/
Vaufe671/
Weafa671/
Vaffy671/
Wapfa671/
Vafeu671/
Vafih671/
Wafaï671/
Batfa671/
Wadfa671/
Huafa671/
Pfafa671/

Vafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vafa in the Hindi language
वफाvapha98.95
वफ़ाvafa0.7
वफ़ाvafa0.35
Vafa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻔﺎffa75
ﻓﻒff25
Vafa in the Russian language
Вафаvafa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vafa
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