Vafai Surname

395,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Vafai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vafai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6581:116,69111,003
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
England31:18,572,686338,250
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Vafai (436) may also be a first name.

Vafai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vafai (Hindi: वफाई, Russian: Вафаи) occurs most in Iran. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vafai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vafai is the 395,841st most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,179,064 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Vafai reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Vafai is also the 410,680th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 436 people.

The last name Vafai is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 658 people, or 1 in 116,691. In Iran Vafai is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 23 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent are found and Qom Province, where 8 percent are found. Barring Iran this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Vafai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vafai last name are 11.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.06% registered with the party.

Vafai earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% more than the national average, earning $62,237 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Vafai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vafai in the Hindi language
वफाईvapha'i50
वफईvapha'i50
Vafai in the Russian language
Вафаиvafai-

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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 Vafai
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