Vafay Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Vafay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vafay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vafay Last Name Facts

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

Vafay (Hindi: वफाय, Russian: Вафай) is found most frequently in Iran. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafay? popularity and diffusion

Vafay is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Vafay reside; 25 percent reside in North America and 25 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Vafay is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 76,782,524. In Iran Vafay is most numerous in: Lorestan Province, where 100 percent reside. Beside Iran this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 25 percent reside and Ukraine, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vafayi9114/
Vafaye913/
Vafaiy912/
Vafa892,417/
Vafayoo831/
Vafgaye831/
Vafai80891/
Vafae80236/
Vafea8060/
Fafay8030/
Vafat809/
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Vaefa808/
Wafay805/
Bafay805/
Vatfa805/
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Vaifa804/
Vayfa803/
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Vaffa802/
Vafaj802/
Vafah801/
Vasfa801/
Vefay801/
Vafau801/
Vaffy801/
Vafaie7316,981/
Vafajo73580/
Vafeas73284/
Bafaya73168/
Vafaii73127/
Baufay7329/
Bafayo7324/
Vafeia7321/
Fafaya7310/
Wafaay7310/
Wafayo739/
Vafiya737/
Batfay734/
Fafaye734/
Vafaad733/
Fafayi732/
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Vaféas731/
Bafayd731/
Bayfay731/
Vafath731/
Fafayu731/
Wayfay731/
Faffay730/
Wafa6747,439/
Fafa674,943/
Wafy674,765/
Bafa671,008/
Baffayo67424/
Vefa67420/
Vafi67381/
Bafayad67239/
Fafy67123/
Vafe67123/
Beaufay67113/
Baufays67105/
Vafeias6754/
Baufayt6739/
Wafayee6734/
Uafa6719/
Bafy6715/
Vafajoo6715/
Baffayi675/
Vafaiee673/
Bahfaye672/
Baffaya672/
Baffaye672/
Vafaaie672/
Bafayed672/
Vafajou672/
Vafeeha671/
Vofa671/
Vasfiya671/
Vafajee671/
Vaafiya671/
Waifaye671/
Bafayeh671/
Bafgaye671/
Beafays671/
Beavfay671/
Vofy671/
Vefy671/

Vafay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vafay in the Hindi language
वफायvaphaya-
Vafay in the Russian language
Вафайvafaj-

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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 Vafay
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