Waf Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Waf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Waf (506) may also be a first name.

Waf Last Name Facts

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

Waf (Arabic: وف) is most common in Morocco. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Waf.

How Common Is The Last Name Waf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 676,370th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Waf reside; 74 percent reside in North Africa and 40 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 376,409th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 506 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Not including Morocco Waf is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 35 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Waf Last Name Statistics demography

Waf earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.99% less than the national average, earning $28,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wafe86573/
Waff86239/
Wapf86139/
Waif8646/
Wafh869/
Wawf867/
Waaf865/
Vwaf863/
Wazf862/
Weaf862/
Wafz861/
Wauf861/
Wahf861/
Wafp861/
Wahaf75115/
Waife7560/
Whaff7516/
Wattf754/
Waffe754/
Waufh754/
Waitf751/
Waufe751/
Hwaif751/
Wauff751/
Wasdf751/
Wuafe751/
Wachf750/
Wafft750/
Waw671,735/
Baf67342/
Wof67129/
Wav67123/
Hwaifz6742/
Waahaf6718/
Vaf6711/
Uaf676/
Wheatf673/
Wassff671/
Weafeh671/
Waufht671/

Waf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waf in the Arabic language
وفwf-

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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 Waf
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