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

The surname Vafay (Hindi: वफाय, Russian: Вафай) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Vafay are found; 25 percent are found in North America and 25 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 76,782,524. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Lorestan Province, where 100 percent are found. Beside Iran Vafay occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent are found and Ukraine, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vafayi9114/
Vafaye913/
Vafaiy912/
Vafa892,417/
Vafayoo831/
Vafgaye831/
Vafai80891/
Vafae80236/
Vafea8060/
Fafay8030/
Vafat809/
Vafad809/
Vaefa808/
Wafay805/
Bafay805/
Vatfa805/
Vafaa805/
Vaifa804/
Vayfa803/
Vasfy803/
Vaffa802/
Vafaj802/
Vafah801/
Vasfa801/
Vefay801/
Vafau801/
Vaffy801/
Vafaie7316,981/
Vafajo73580/
Vafeas73284/
Bafaya73168/
Vafaii73127/
Baufay7329/
Bafayo7324/
Vafeia7321/
Fafaya7310/
Wafaay7310/
Wafayo739/
Vafiya737/
Batfay734/
Fafaye734/
Vafaad733/
Fafayi732/
Bafayi732/
Bafayu732/
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
  • 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 Vafay
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