Vafaie Surname

31,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Vafaie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vafaie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran16,8631:4,553624
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Scotland61:892,30328,047
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Vafaie (373) may also be a first name.

Vafaie Last Name Facts

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

Vafaie occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Vafaie.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafaie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 31,438th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 429,159 people. The last name Vafaie occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Vafaie reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Vafaie is also the 449,413th most widespread first name internationally, held by 373 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 16,863 people, or 1 in 4,553. In Iran Vafaie is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent are found and Hamadan Province, where 7 percent are found. Besides Iran this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Vafaie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vafaie surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vafaie earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 41.31% more than the national average, earning $60,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.52% more than the national average, earning $57,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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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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  • 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 Vafaie
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