Vafaq Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Vafaq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 84 | 1:914,078 | 43,588 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Vafaq (779) may also be a first name.
Vafaq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vafaq Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vafaq is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vafaq? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Vafaq occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Vafaq live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 293,989th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 779 people.
The surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 914,078. In Iran Vafaq is mostly concentrated in: Fars Province, where 99 percent live and Ilam Province, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 16 percent live and Yemen, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vafaqe | 91 | 143 | / |
| Vafaqi | 91 | 60 | / |
| Wafaq | 80 | 128 | / |
| Vafak | 80 | 10 | / |
| Vafka | 80 | 9 | / |
| Fafaq | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vafeq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vafiq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vfq | 75 | 7 | / |
| Vafaki | 73 | 73 | / |
| Vafeqh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vafake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vafeqi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fafaqi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vafago | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vafaca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vafoqe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaifag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vafakou | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vaefaga | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vafagoe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vfwq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vfac | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vafeeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafgaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafkhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fafq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafaghi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vfag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vfoq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vfyq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vifq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vefq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Favq | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vafaq
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