Waffie Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Waffie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Waffie (17) may also be a first name.
Waffie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waffie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waffie occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waffie? popularity and diffusion
The last name Waffie is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Waffie occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Waffie live; 33 percent live in Southern Africa and 33 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Waffie is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.
It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 17,119,109. Apart from Malawi it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 33 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Waffie
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