Vafe Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Vafe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso411:447,6126,554
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Ivory Coast231:1,003,09724,580
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
India51:153,413,076951,030
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Vafe (117) may also be a first name.

Vafe Last Name Facts

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

Vafe (Hindi: वाफे) is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Vafe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,628,521st most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Vafe are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 864,112th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 117 people.

The surname is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 447,612. In Burkina Faso Vafe is most common in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 98 percent are found and Sud-Ouest Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Burkina Faso this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vafea8960/
Vafee8929/
Vafeh8911/
Vafie897/
Vafei893/
Vafej893/
Vaffe892/
Vafed891/
Vaufe891/
Vafeu891/
Vaf8611/
Vafeas80284/
Vaifee806/
Vaffer803/
Vaffie801/
Vazfeh801/
Vaifeh801/
Vafa752,417/
Bafe751,230/
Wafe75573/
Vafi75381/
Fafe75376/
Vaif7514/
Vasf753/
Vife753/
Vwaf753/
Vaff752/
Vaaf752/
Vafs752/
Vauf752/
Vayf751/
Vofe751/
Vhaf751/
Vawf751/
Vahf751/
Vafaaie732/
Vafeeha731/
Vasfije731/
Faife6722,189/
Bafei671,165/
Vafai67891/
Wafeu67524/
Fafet67298/
Vahfi67197/
Baffe67128/
Wafey67123/
Vafid6777/
Vasfi6776/
Wafie6772/
Waife6760/
Fafeh6753/
Bafeh6752/
Bafee6749/
Faffe6748/
Fafie6744/
Bafer6740/
Bafes6738/
Baife6731/
Vahaf6730/
Wafee6720/
Mpafe6718/
Vofeh6717/
Viefe6714/
Vafis6713/
Baafe6712/
Bafie6712/
Pfafe6710/
Bafeu679/
Vaffi678/
Fafee678/
Fafer677/
Veefe677/
Bafet677/
Vafaa675/
Vaifa674/
Waffe674/
Vafay674/
Bafea674/
Phafe673/
Vayfa673/
Vasfy673/
Vafaj672/
Vafii672/
Vaffa672/
Viffe672/
Baufe672/
Fafei672/
Feafe671/
Bapfe671/
Bafey671/
Waufe671/
Vaffy671/
Faafe671/
Vofer671/
Vafih671/
Wafeh671/
Wafei671/
Fafep671/
Fahfe671/
Bafeï671/
Waefe671/
Vaphe671/
Wuafe671/
Vofed671/
Vahyf671/

Vafe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vafe in the Hindi language
वाफेvaphe-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vafe
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