Wafan Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Wafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Wafan (40) may also be a first name.
Wafan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wafan (Arabic: وفان) is carried by more people in Qatar than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Wafan live; 48 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 40 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Qatar, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 147,375. Aside from Qatar this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 42 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waifan | 91 | 41 | / |
| Wayfan | 91 | 4 | / |
| Waafan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wafane | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wafain | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wafaing | 83 | 27 | / |
| Waifane | 83 | 23 | / |
| Wayfane | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wachfan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Washfan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Waifain | 83 | 3 | / |
| Vafan | 80 | 94 | / |
| Bafan | 80 | 61 | / |
| Wafon | 80 | 29 | / |
| Wefan | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wafam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wofan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weifan | 73 | 24 | / |
| Waphan | 73 | 14 | / |
| Baffan | 73 | 13 | / |
| Baifan | 73 | 9 | / |
| Watfon | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wasfon | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waifon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weyfan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bafain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahfon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bafhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woffan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vafant | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vafank | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasfam | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wafham | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waiphan | 67 | 117 | / |
| Watphan | 67 | 99 | / |
| Woufang | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bahafan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weifane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huafang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vadfang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weiffan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waaphan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafoing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woofang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wofaing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woffang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waifoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bafahyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weaphan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whaphan | 67 | 0 | / |
Wafan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wafan in the Arabic language | ||
| وفان | wfan | - |
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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 Wafan
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