Vafea Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Vafea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vafea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece341:325,87646,418
Cyprus201:44,2444,510
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Vafea Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vafea occurs most in Greece. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafea? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Vafea is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Vafea are found; 90 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Vafea is most frequently used in Greece, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 325,876. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 76 percent are found, South Aegean, where 12 percent are found and Central Greece, where 3 percent are found. Beside Greece it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 33 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Vafea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vafea has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Vafea surname decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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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  • 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 Vafea
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