Wafani Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Wafani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Wafani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wafani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wafani is most common in Iran. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wafani.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Wafani is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Wafani reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 5,906,348. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 46 percent reside, Ilam Province, where 23 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Iran it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 36 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahfani928/
Washfani8610/
Wafana83501/
Vafani8314/
Wafané832/
Wafane831/
Waifanaia801/
Bafeani7755/
Waifane7723/
Wafaana7714/
Wayfane7712/
Wafangay711/
Vafaanie711/
Bahafani711/
Wachfoni711/
Vafana67303/
Bafane6721/
Wofana6715/
Vafany672/
Wafona671/

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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 Wafani
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