Wafaey Surname
Approximately 1,016 people bear this surname
Wafaey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Wafaey (243) may also be a first name.
Wafaey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafaey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wafaey has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wafaey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafaey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wafaey is the 357,252nd most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,172,781 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Wafaey live; 72 percent live in North Africa and 72 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 573,164th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 243 people.
This surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 125,595. Besides Egypt Wafaey is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 27 percent are found and Kuwait, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wafae | 91 | 1,810 | / |
| Wafaei | 83 | 967 | / |
| Wafaee | 83 | 407 | / |
| Vafaey | 83 | 6 | / |
| Waffae | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wafa'e | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wafaouy | 77 | 20 | / |
| Wafaoue | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wafeu | 73 | 524 | / |
| Vafae | 73 | 236 | / |
| Bafae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafaouee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vafaee | 67 | 11,225 | / |
| Vafaei | 67 | 5,875 | / |
| Waffeu | 67 | 271 | / |
| Vafaed | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vafaoe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wafeeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wafahi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wafoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafeai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafaes | 67 | 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 Wafaey
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