Vaqif Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Azerbaijan
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Vaqif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaqif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Azerbaijan331:292,3986,787
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Vaqif (25,898) may also be a first name.

Vaqif Last Name Facts

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

Vaqif is most common in Azerbaijan. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Vaqif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaqif? popularity and diffusion

Vaqif is the 3,323,005th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Vaqif are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 94 percent are found in Transcaucasia. It is also the 31,151st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 25,898 people.

The last name Vaqif is most prevalent in Azerbaijan, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 292,398. In Azerbaijan it is primarily concentrated in: Baku, where 82 percent are found, Sumqayit, where 9 percent are found and Ganja, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Azerbaijan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 3 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vqif891/
Vaqf891/
Waqif80901/
Vaqaf80807/
Vakif8070/
Vaqvi804/
Faqif801/
Vaqifova775/
Vqf759/
Vaqafe732,012/
Waquif732/
Vaqefi732/
Vakifa732/
Vakkif731/
Vaguif731/
Vaqofe731/
Faqifa731/
Vaigafa6729/
Vqwf675/
Vwqf672/
Vakf672/
Wvqf671/
Faqf671/
Vakiddf671/
Vacf671/
Vyqf671/
Vqyf671/
Vqvi671/
Vqof671/
Vqfo671/
Vqfi671/
Vqff671/
Vicf671/
Vaqv671/
Vakeifa671/
Vaicoff671/
Vasquiv671/

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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 Vaqif
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis