Vafeas Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Vafeas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vafeas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1331:83,30714,080
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Australia321:843,61652,533
Cyprus271:32,7733,506
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Vaféas (1) are calculated separately.

Vafeas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vafeas is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Vaféas. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafeas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 928,396th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name Vafeas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Vafeas live; 56 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most common in Greece, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 83,307. In Greece Vafeas is most common in: Attica, where 43 percent are found, East Macedonia and Thrace, where 18 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Greece this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Vafeas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vafeas surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Vafeas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.86% less than the national average, earning R 57,372 per year and in United States they earn 50.5% more than the national average, earning $64,939 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaféas941/
Vafeias9254/
Vafea9160/
Vafias83180/
Vafeia8321/
Vafase835/
Vafaes831/
Vafa802,417/
Vafe80123/
Vapheas7719/
Vafeeha771/
Vafai73891/
Bafas73521/
Vafae73236/
Fafas7379/
Bafes7338/
Vafee7329/
Vafis7313/
Vafeh7311/
Vafad739/
Vafat739/
Vafie737/
Vafaa735/
Vatfa735/
Vafoe734/
Vafay734/
Vaifa734/
Bafea734/
Vayfa733/
Vafei733/
Vafej733/
Vaffa732/
Vaffe732/
Vafaj732/
Wafes732/
Fefas731/
Vafed731/
Vafau731/
Vafue731/
Vasfa731/
Wafas731/
Vefas731/
Vafah731/
Vafeu731/
Vaufe731/
Vafaie6716,981/
Vafajo67580/
Vafaii67127/
Baffes6773/
Fafies6747/
Bafese6734/
Bafeya6732/
Vaffis6722/
Vafayi6714/
Vafiya677/
Vaifee676/
Uafeua674/
Bafash673/
Baafas673/
Vafaye673/
Vaffer673/
Vafaad673/
Fafesh672/
Vafaiy672/
Baifes671/
Baffas671/
Wafeya671/
Vaifeh671/
Baafes671/
Vaffie671/
Fafese671/
Baufes671/
Fafeys671/
Vafath671/
Waffes671/
Bhafas671/
Vafoue671/
Vazfeh671/
Waifea671/

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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 Vafeas
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