Vafi Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Vafi Surname User-submission:

The Vafi surname derives from the word vafa, which means 'faithful' in Farsi.

Vafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1251:614,26033,895
Zimbabwe631:245,05126,542
United States421:8,629,975373,648
India371:20,731,497300,213
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Vafi (374) may also be a first name.

Vafi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vafi surname derives from the word vafa, which means 'faithful' in Farsi.

- igf2k10

Vafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vafi (Hindi: वफी) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vafi is the 752,779th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 43 percent of Vafi live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 448,725th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 374 people.

It is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 614,260. In Iran it is most frequent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 29 percent live, Tehran Province, where 26 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent live. Barring Iran this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Vafi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vafi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.98% more than the national average, earning $59,608 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vafai89891/
Vahfi89197/
Vafid8977/
Vasfi8976/
Vafis8913/
Vaffi898/
Vafie897/
Vafei893/
Vafii892/
Vafih891/
Vahvfi8071/
Vaffis8022/
Vashfi802/
Vaffie801/
Vasfői801/
Wafi7518,453/
Vafa752,417/
Fafi751,078/
Bafi75393/
Vafe75123/
Uafi752/
Vefi752/
Vofi750/
Vafaaie732/
Vasfije731/
Baafi6711,266/
Wafai672,613/
Baffi671,757/
Faifi671,186/
Bafei671,165/
Vaphi67654/
Bafit67280/
Bahfi67261/
Waffi67156/
Mpafi67137/
Bafai67102/
Fafio6797/
Wafie6772/
Vafea6760/
Bafis6748/
Wahfi6746/
Fafie6744/
Bafio6733/
Basfi6731/
Bafui6730/
Bafiz6730/
Vafee6729/
Fafii6729/
Wafiy6729/
Fafai6726/
Wafih6721/
Fafih6718/
Bafid6716/
Wafii6714/
Bafie6712/
Waifi6711/
Whafi6711/
Vafeh6711/
Vefai6710/
Faffi679/
Bafih678/
Baifi678/
Fafui677/
Faefi677/
Baufi676/
Vafaa675/
Bafoi675/
Vaifa674/
Vafay674/
Phafi674/
Bhafi673/
Fafis673/
Faufi673/
Vayfa673/
Vasfy673/
Waefi673/
Fasfi673/
Fafid673/
Fayfi673/
Fafiz673/
Vafej673/
Bafij672/
Vafaj672/
Vaffa672/
Vaffe672/
Waafi672/
Fafei672/
Fhafi671/
Fafij671/
Uafij671/
Uafis671/
Vafed671/
Vaufe671/
Vaffy671/
Fahfi671/
Vafeu671/
Weafi671/
Veifi671/
Veffi671/
Wafei671/
Wafoi671/
Fafiś671/
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Bafii671/
Bayfi671/
Fatfi671/
Vosfi671/
Wafhi671/
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Vafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vafi in the Hindi language
वफीvaphi75.51
वाफीvaphi23.47
वफ़ीvafi1.02

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