Wafar Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iraq

Wafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
India81:95,883,173728,828
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Wafar (35) may also be a first name.

Wafar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wafar (Arabic: وفار, Hindi: वफाउर) is found most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wafar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,177,228th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. Wafar is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Wafar are found; 32 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 92 percent reside, Borno, where 2 percent reside and Kaduna, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Iraq, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waffar91229/
Weafar9164/
Wafare9152/
Wahfar9120/
Wafair911/
Wafard910/
Weafear831/
Wasfaur831/
Wafarth831/
Bafar80186/
Wafor80108/
Wefar8024/
Vafar8012/
Wofar8011/
Wafarova771/
Wausfare770/
Vafare73359/
Weefar73294/
Wasfor7338/
Weffar7315/
Baufar7315/
Vazfar736/
Baffar736/
Bafarh733/
Baifar733/
Baafar732/
Waifor732/
Vaffar732/
Bafhar732/
Wofard731/
Wafort731/
Bayfar731/
Vafaar731/
Bafair731/
Bafaur731/
Wafore731/
Vaifar731/
Wafour730/
Vafaard6736/
Waphare6728/
Woodfar6717/
Wohfart672/
Watforp672/
Wafoure671/
Weifhar671/
Vhavfar671/
Bayfair671/
Watforz671/
Washfor671/
Wayfore671/
Waffort671/
Wadfort671/
Waasfor671/
Weaford670/
Watfort670/
Wotfard670/
Wahford670/
Whaford670/

Wafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wafar in the Hindi language
वफाउरvapha'ura-
Wafar in the Arabic language
وفارwfar-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wafar
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