Waffek Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Waffek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waffek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria161:532,21549,801
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Germany81:10,063,182283,807

Waffek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waffek is most common in Austria. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waffek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waffek is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Waffek live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Austria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 532,215. In Austria Waffek is primarily found in: Vienna, where 94 percent live and Lower Austria, where 6 percent live. Barring Austria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 27 percent live and Germany, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wafek911,688/
Wafeek831,929/
Wafiek83153/
Whafek831/
Waffik831/
Wafeik831/
Wafik7310,970/
Vafek73169/
Wafeq7311/
Wofek735/
Bafek732/
Wafeeq67259/
Wafeeg678/
Wafike674/
Uhafek671/
Baffeg671/
Wafick671/
Wafeig671/
Bafeck671/
Wafique622/
Weifeck621/
Vafeková576/
Vafekova572/
Wafiq551,625/
Vafik5567/
Wefik5516/
Vafyk5513/
Vafeq551/
Bafík551/
Vafegh505/
Vaufik504/
Vafeqh503/
Boufek501/
Bafeeq501/
Vafikh501/
Bawfik501/

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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
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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 Waffek
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