Wafere Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Wafere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wafere (16) may also be a first name.

Wafere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wafere occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafere? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wafere is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Wafere are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Wafere is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 16 people.

Wafere is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 33,746,074. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Bicol, where 33 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 33 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waferer920/
Wafer913,942/
Wafre911/
Weafer83808/
Waffer83225/
Wafare8352/
Wafera8335/
Wayfer8331/
Wafire8324/
Waifer8323/
Wafeer8322/
Vafere8318/
Bafere8317/
Waferi832/
Wefere831/
Wafore831/
Wafery831/
Waferd830/
Vafereh7752/
Weaffer7722/
Wafeera772/
Hwaifer771/
Vaffere771/
Weafear771/
Watferd771/
Wayfore771/
Whaffer770/
Waffert770/
Wadferd770/
Wafferd770/
Wafir73592/
Bafer7340/
Wofer732/
Waitferd710/
Wayfired710/
Waudferd710/
Wafari67538/
Vafare67359/
Baffer6739/
Vafier6728/
Wafiri6725/
Wafira6718/
Beauferey6717/
Vaferi678/
Vafore677/
Baufer673/
Waafir673/
Woffer673/
Vaffer673/
Baferi672/
Bafire672/
Bahfer671/
Huafer671/
Wafair671/
Vafhre671/
Vafire671/
Weifer671/
Bafeer671/
Woferi671/
Bofere671/
Weifre671/
Woofer671/
Bafery671/
Vaifre671/
Wofert670/
Woferd670/
Bawfer670/
Wapher670/

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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
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  • 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 Wafere
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