Vafiades Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Vafiades Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vafiades Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
France321:2,075,710171,237
Greece261:426,14656,152
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080

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

Vafiades Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vafiades is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as: Vafiadès. Click here for further possible spellings of Vafiades.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafiades? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,061,269th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. Vafiades is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Vafiades are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 2,923,056. In The United States Vafiades is most prevalent in: Maine, where 40 percent live, Massachusetts, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 14 percent live and Greece, where 11 percent live.

Vafiades Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vafiades are 21.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.51% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vafiades earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 204.14% more than the national average, earning R 722,748 per year; in United States they earn 7.17% more than the national average, earning $46,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.92% less than the national average, earning $40,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vafiadès961/
Vafiade932/
Vafiadis88528/
Vafeades8846/
Vaphiades8227/
Vafiadi8047/
Bafiadis752/
Vafeadis751/
Fafiadis751/
Vaphiadis7125/
Wafiada671/
Bafyadi532/

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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 Vafiades
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