Vefai Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Vefai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Vefai (85) may also be a first name.
Vefai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vefai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vefai (Hindi: वेफई) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vefai.
How Common Is The Last Name Vefai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vefai is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Vefai is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Vefai live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 85 people.
Vefai is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 12,970,237. In Turkey Vefai is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 83 percent are found and Gaziantep Province, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Turkey this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vefa | 89 | 420 | / |
| Vefi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Vafai | 80 | 891 | / |
| Vifai | 80 | 19 | / |
| Wefai | 80 | 12 | / |
| Veefa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Vaefa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Befai | 80 | 6 | / |
| Veifa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Veffa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Veffi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vefas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Veifi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vefay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vefga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fefai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vafaie | 73 | 16,981 | / |
| Veitfa | 73 | 41 | / |
| Weefai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Foefai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vafaiy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vefieh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vesfau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wefayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feifai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vafa | 67 | 2,417 | / |
| Fafi | 67 | 1,078 | / |
| Befi | 67 | 468 | / |
| Befa | 67 | 414 | / |
| Vafi | 67 | 381 | / |
| Wefi | 67 | 308 | / |
| Fefa | 67 | 251 | / |
| Wefa | 67 | 163 | / |
| Vifa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Phetfai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vifi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Veiphai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fefi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vafaiee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beafait | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vefy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vefhaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oueffai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vehfiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vjfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vofi | 67 | 0 | / |
Vefai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vefai in the Hindi language | ||
| वेफई | vepha'i | 64 |
| वेफाई | vepha'i | 28 |
| वेफइ | vepha'i | 6 |
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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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- 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 Vefai
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