Vafini Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Vafini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vafini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece261:426,14656,152
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Vafini (13) may also be a first name.

Vafini Last Name Facts

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

Vafini has its highest incidence in Greece. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafini? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Vafini live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Vafini is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The surname Vafini is most commonly held in Greece, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 426,146. In Greece Vafini is primarily concentrated in: Thessaly, where 81 percent reside, Attica, where 15 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 4 percent reside. Besides Greece this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vafinis9261/
Vafiny836/
Vafine831/
Vafainy771/
Vafinaya711/
Bafine674/
Bafiny671/
Bafeani6255/
Baffine6228/
Baufine624/
Vaifenh621/
Boyfini621/
Bouffini5718/
Wachfine571/
Waiphinit5330/
Wafena5041/
Wafene504/
Bofine502/
Whaiphinid501/
Bafene501/

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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 Vafini
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