Vaifale Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Samoa
Highest density in:
Samoa

Vaifale Surname User-submission:

The meaning of this surname is 'water house'.

Vaifale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Samoa1621:1,196373
United States351:10,355,970420,657
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Australia51:5,399,140162,351

Vaifale Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of this surname is 'water house'.

- vazeryah

Vaifale Last Name Facts

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

Vaifale is held by more people in Samoa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaifale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vaifale is the 1,085,744th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Vaifale are found; 79 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Polynesia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Samoa, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 1,196. Excluding Samoa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and New Zealand, where 7 percent live.

Vaifale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vaifale surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

Vaifale earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.79% less than the national average, earning $27,706 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vafale9236/
Vayfale868/
Vasfale864/
Vifal8360/
Vafal831/
Vayafale8070/
Fafale77647/
Bafale77125/
Baifal7716/
Fifale775/
Vafele773/
Vafali773/
Vayfal772/
Uafale772/
Vifhal771/
Vafail771/
Vafala771/
Vafaul771/
Vifali771/
Baifallie756/
Vayiphale754/
Bafalie71441/
Baffale71283/
Bafaale7148/
Vayafal7128/
Waifala7115/
Bafaley7115/
Baufale7112/
Phafale718/
Vafoley713/
Vifalia712/
Vafalai711/
Wayfale711/
Vipfala711/
Bafaleh711/
Vafealy711/
Bafalee711/
Wadfale711/
Bafalle711/
Boifale711/
Whifale710/
Baffalie67177/
Bafayele6775/
Vaisfohl6750/
Vefal6749/
Bifal6729/
Wafal6723/
Vayafole6717/
Bafal6714/
Bafalley677/
Baffaley676/
Faafaale674/
Bafallie672/
Vayphale671/
Vafol671/
Vafaulla671/
Bayafale671/
Vafolley671/
Vafolleh671/
Bifayleh671/
Waitfall670/
Pfaffale670/

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