Wafaei Surname

371,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Wafaei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafaei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3441:223,20517,479
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Wafaei Last Name Facts

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

Wafaei occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafaei? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wafaei is the 371,278th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,536,242 people. The surname Wafaei occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Wafaei are found; 36 percent are found in South Asia and 36 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

It is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 223,205. In Iran it is most common in: Isfahan Province, where 15 percent live, Tehran Province, where 15 percent live and Fars Province, where 14 percent live. Besides Iran Wafaei exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 35 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent live.

Wafaei Last Name Statistics demography

Wafaei earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wafaaei921/
Vafaei835,875/
Wafaey831,016/
Wafaee83407/
Wafa'e834/
Wafahi832/
Baufaei77172/
Vafaeii771/
Vafaaei771/
Wafeu73524/
Wafaeeed711/
Vafaee6711,225/
Waffeu67271/
Vafaey676/
Wafeeh673/
Bafaee672/
Vafahi672/
Boufaei626/
Vafaaee622/
Vaiphaei5710/
Wefeu551/
Vafeu551/
Vavahi501/

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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 Wafaei
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