Wafaf Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wafaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Wafaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wafaf (Arabic: وفاف) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wafaf.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafaf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Wafaf reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
Wafaf is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia Wafaf is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 100 percent are found. Not including Malaysia Wafaf exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wafaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wafaf in the Arabic language | ||
| وفاف | wfaf | - |
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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 Wafaf
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