Vefa Surname
Approximately 420 people bear this surname
Vefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 287 | 1:271,155 | 18,319 |
| Albania | 55 | 1:52,983 | 6,814 |
| Mauritania | 46 | 1:89,019 | 5,672 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Vefa (3,446) may also be a first name.
Vefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vefa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻔﺎ, Hindi: वेफा) is most common in Turkey. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vefa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 701,000th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Vefa reside; 64 percent reside in West Asia and 63 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 121,148th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 3,446 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 271,155. In Turkey Vefa is most prevalent in: Sanliurfa Province, where 71 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside and Konya Province, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey Vefa exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 13 percent reside and Mauritania, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vefai | 89 | 10 | / |
| Veefa | 89 | 9 | / |
| Vaefa | 89 | 8 | / |
| Veifa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Veffa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Vefga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vefas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vefay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Veitfa | 80 | 41 | / |
| Vesfau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vafa | 75 | 2,417 | / |
| Befa | 75 | 414 | / |
| Fefa | 75 | 251 | / |
| Wefa | 75 | 163 | / |
| Vifa | 75 | 40 | / |
| Vefi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vefy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vofa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vefhaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beffa | 67 | 2,128 | / |
| Vafai | 67 | 891 | / |
| Vifah | 67 | 488 | / |
| Fefah | 67 | 96 | / |
| Biefa | 67 | 68 | / |
| Vafea | 67 | 60 | / |
| Befas | 67 | 58 | / |
| Befay | 67 | 38 | / |
| Fefea | 67 | 36 | / |
| Weefa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wefah | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vifai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Feifa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Beifa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Viefe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wefai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ouefa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bevfa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Veefe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Befai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weifa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vafaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beefa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vefer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vaifa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vafay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Befah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vayfa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beafa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mpefa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Viffa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beyfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaffa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fiefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fefay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Besfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vepha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fefas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veufo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wefaî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fesfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fefai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vefjz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vysfa | 67 | 1 | / |
Vefa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vefa in the Hindi language | ||
| वेफा | vepha | - |
| Vefa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻔﺎ | ffa | 62.16 |
| ﻓﻔﻪ | ffh | 32.43 |
| ﻓﻒ | ff | 5.41 |
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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
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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 Vefa
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