Wafek Surname
Approximately 1,688 people bear this surname
Wafek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,525 | 1:60,286 | 5,690 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wafek (936) may also be a first name.
Wafek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wafek is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wafek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 237,729th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,317,267 people. The surname Wafek occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wafek live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 90 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 264,210th most prevalent given name globally It is held by 936 people.
It is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,525 people, or 1 in 60,286. Excluding Egypt this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wafeek | 91 | 1,929 | / |
| Wafiek | 91 | 153 | / |
| Waffek | 91 | 33 | / |
| Whafek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wafeik | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wafik | 80 | 10,970 | / |
| Vafek | 80 | 169 | / |
| Wafeq | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wofek | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bafek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wafeeq | 73 | 259 | / |
| Wafeeg | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wafike | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uhafek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waffik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bafeck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafeig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafick | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafique | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weifeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafeková | 62 | 6 | / |
| Vafekova | 62 | 2 | / |
| Wafiq | 60 | 1,625 | / |
| Vafik | 60 | 67 | / |
| Wefik | 60 | 16 | / |
| Vafyk | 60 | 13 | / |
| Vafeq | 60 | 1 | / |
| Bafík | 60 | 1 | / |
| Vafegh | 55 | 5 | / |
| Vaufik | 55 | 4 | / |
| Vafeqh | 55 | 3 | / |
| Boufek | 55 | 1 | / |
| Baffeg | 55 | 1 | / |
| Bafeeq | 55 | 1 | / |
| Vafikh | 55 | 1 | / |
| Bawfik | 55 | 1 | / |
| Vaiphek | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Wafek
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