Wafae Surname
Approximately 1,810 people bear this surname
Wafae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 1,602 | 1:21,521 | 3,358 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Wafae (22,528) may also be a first name.
Wafae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafae Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wafae is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafae? popularity and diffusion
Wafae is the 224,721st most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,026,268 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wafae live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 34,554th most common forename on earth It is held by 22,528 people.
The surname is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 1,602 people, or 1 in 21,521. Besides Morocco Wafae occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wafaey | 91 | 1,016 | / |
| Wafaee | 91 | 407 | / |
| Waffae | 91 | 4 | / |
| Wafa'e | 91 | 4 | / |
| Wafeu | 80 | 524 | / |
| Vafae | 80 | 236 | / |
| Bafae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vafaee | 73 | 11,225 | / |
| Waffeu | 73 | 271 | / |
| Vafaed | 73 | 11 | / |
| Vafaey | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wafahi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wafoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafeai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weafeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vafaes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafaouy | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bafaiye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Watphae | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vafaaie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vafaaee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vafahet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafaeii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baffayye | 62 | 20 | / |
| Baffaiye | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vafoe | 60 | 4 | / |
| Wefoe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Vafeu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Vafahi | 55 | 2 | / |
| Weifeh | 55 | 2 | / |
| Vaifeh | 55 | 1 | / |
| Wuiphae | 50 | 4 | / |
| Wafuoyo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Boufaeh | 50 | 2 | / |
| Bafouai | 50 | 1 | / |
| Boufaey | 50 | 1 | / |
| Woiffeu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Uafaiji | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Wafae
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