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

The last name Vafe (Hindi: वाफे) occurs most in Burkina Faso. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vafe is the 1,628,521st most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Vafe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Vafe reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 34 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vafe is also the 864,112th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 117 people.

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

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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