Vafis Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Vafis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vafis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Vafis (19) may also be a first name.

Vafis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vafis (Hindi: वफीस, Marathi: वफीस, Russian: Вафис) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vafis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vafis is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Vafis are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Vafis is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 19 people.

The last name Vafis is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 60 percent are found and New Jersey, where 40 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 15 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Vafis Last Name Statistics demography

Vafis earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaffis9122/
Vafi89381/
Vafai80891/
Vahfi80197/
Vafid8077/
Vasfi8076/
Bafis8048/
Vaffi808/
Vafie807/
Vafei803/
Fafis803/
Vafii802/
Uafis801/
Vafih801/
Wafis801/
Vafeas73284/
Vahvfi7371/
Fafies7347/
Baffis737/
Vashfi732/
Beafis732/
Vaffie731/
Vasfői731/
Waffis731/
Bafios731/
Bafish731/
Baafis731/
Bafiss730/
Wafi6718,453/
Vafa672,417/
Bafi67393/
Vafe67123/
Batfish676/
Badfish673/
Beaufis673/
Vafaaie672/
Uafi672/
Bahafis671/
Bahfish671/
Wafitsh671/
Waifish671/
Vasfije671/
Vaiphis671/
Fatfish671/
Vofi670/

Vafis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vafis in the Hindi language
वफीसvaphisa-
Vafis in the Marathi language
वफीसvaphisa66.67
वािफसvaiphasa33.33
Vafis in the Russian language
Вафисvafis-

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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
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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 Vafis
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