Waf Surname
Approximately 441 people bear this surname
Waf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Waf (506) may also be a first name.
Waf Demographics
Average Waf Salary in
United States
$28,050 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wafe | 86 | 573 | / |
| Waff | 86 | 239 | / |
| Wapf | 86 | 139 | / |
| Waif | 86 | 46 | / |
| Wafh | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wawf | 86 | 7 | / |
| Waaf | 86 | 5 | / |
| Vwaf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wazf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Weaf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wafz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wauf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wahf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wafp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wahaf | 75 | 115 | / |
| Waife | 75 | 60 | / |
| Whaff | 75 | 16 | / |
| Wattf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Waffe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Waufh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Waitf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waufe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwaif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wauff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasdf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuafe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wachf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wafft | 75 | 0 | / |
| Waw | 67 | 1,735 | / |
| Baf | 67 | 342 | / |
| Wof | 67 | 129 | / |
| Wav | 67 | 123 | / |
| Hwaifz | 67 | 42 | / |
| Waahaf | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vaf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Uaf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wheatf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wassff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weafeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waufht | 67 | 1 | / |
Waf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waf in the Arabic language | ||
| وف | wf | - |
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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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