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
Wafan (Arabic: وفان) is borne by more people in Qatar than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,432,070th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Wafan are found; 48 percent are found in West Asia and 48 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Wafan is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 40 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Qatar, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 147,375. Outside of Qatar it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 42 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
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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