Vafai Surname
Approximately 891 people bear this surname
Vafai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 658 | 1:116,691 | 11,003 |
| United States | 161 | 1:2,251,298 | 140,756 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Vafai (436) may also be a first name.
Vafai Demographics
Average Vafai Salary in
United States
$62,237 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vafai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vafai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vafai (Hindi: वफाई, Russian: Вафаи) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vafai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 395,841st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,179,064 people. The surname Vafai occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Vafai reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 410,680th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 436 people.
The surname Vafai is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 658 people, or 1 in 116,691. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 23 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent live and Qom Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Iran Vafai is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.
Vafai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vafai last name are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.06% being 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
Vafai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vafai in the Hindi language | ||
| वफाई | vapha'i | 50 |
| वफई | vapha'i | 50 |
| Vafai in the Russian language | ||
| Вафаи | vafai | - |
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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 Vafai
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