Vafie Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Vafie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Vafie (35) may also be a first name.
Vafie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vafie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vafie is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vafie? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vafie is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Vafie occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Vafie reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Vafie is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 35 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia it is most common in: Lofa County, where 100 percent are found. Barring Liberia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and Iran, where 14 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Vafie
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