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 found most frequently in Liberia. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vafie? popularity and diffusion
Vafie is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found 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 common given name world-wide, held by 35 people.
This surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia Vafie is primarily concentrated in: Lofa County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Liberia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and Iran, where 14 percent reside.
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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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