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 last name Vafeas is most common in Greece. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Vaféas. Click here for further possible spellings of Vafeas.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafeas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 928,396th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Vafeas are found; 56 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Greece, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 83,307. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Attica, where 43 percent reside, East Macedonia and Thrace, where 18 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Greece this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Vafeas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vafeas last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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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