Vafeias Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Vafeias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vafeias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece531:209,05332,911
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Vafeias Last Name Facts

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

Vafeias is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Vafeias click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafeias? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vafeias are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Vafeias is most widespread in Greece, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 209,053. In Greece Vafeias is most numerous in: Crete, where 38 percent are found, Central Greece, where 32 percent are found and Attica, where 28 percent are found. Other than Greece it is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vafeas92284/
Vafeia9221/
Vafea8360/
Vafei833/
Vafiya777/
Vaféas771/
Vafaes771/
Vapheas7119/
Vaafiya711/
Vasfiya711/
Vafeeha711/
Bafei671,165/
Vafai67891/
Vafae67236/
Vafee6729/
Vafie677/
Vafaa675/
Bafea674/
Vafoe674/
Vafay674/
Vafej673/
Vafaj672/
Vafue671/
Wafei671/
Vafeu671/
Vafau671/
Feifhaus670/

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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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  • 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 Vafeias
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