Wafah Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Wafah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Wafah (164) may also be a first name.
Wafah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wafah (Arabic: وفاه) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,736,881st most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Wafah live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wafah is also the 715,247th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 164 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 1,695,502. In Indonesia Wafah is primarily found in: East Java, where 79 percent reside, Central Java, where 9 percent reside and South Kalimantan, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 24 percent reside and Algeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wafahd | 91 | 183 | / |
| Wafath | 91 | 2 | / |
| Waffah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wafa | 89 | 47,439 | / |
| Wasfaah | 83 | 21 | / |
| Wafahas | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wafaich | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wheafah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wafaa | 80 | 6,145 | / |
| Wafai | 80 | 2,613 | / |
| Waffa | 80 | 1,142 | / |
| Waafa | 80 | 48 | / |
| Wefah | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wavah | 80 | 23 | / |
| Waifa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wahfa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wafay | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wazfa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wafau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whafa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wapfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wofah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wafha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vafah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wafaï | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wadfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waifai | 73 | 38 | / |
| Waffai | 73 | 33 | / |
| Wafaay | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wafa'e | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waffaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hwaifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waafaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bayfah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafhai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vafath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wefaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayfay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wofeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wattfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasfai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waifea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wa'afa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waaffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waitfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bapfah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Watfai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasfat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafo | 67 | 8,714 | / |
| Vafa | 67 | 2,417 | / |
| Bafa | 67 | 1,008 | / |
| Wefa | 67 | 163 | / |
| Wofa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Uafa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Woyfach | 67 | 1 | / |
Wafah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wafah in the Arabic language | ||
| وفاه | wfah | - |
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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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- 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 Wafah
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