Wafi Surname

29,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Palestine

Wafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4,7691:27,7313,276
Saudi Arabia3,3391:9,2411,302
Morocco2,6241:13,1391,922
Palestine1,5951:2,852617
Egypt1,4031:65,5286,121
Iran9441:81,3378,293
Iraq8171:42,8661,806
Papua New Guinea6551:12,4481,147
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Afghanistan4071:79,0002,262
United Arab Emirates2901:31,5943,414
Algeria2181:177,20921,974
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
Pakistan1471:1,215,26514,476
Malaysia1161:254,26114,332
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
England341:1,638,76668,634
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Niger271:710,81516,981
Libya251:249,7591,033
Yemen241:1,101,05411,660
India241:31,961,058386,265
Tunisia211:29,0774,362
France131:5,109,440259,941
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brunei31:139,5773,009
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Wafi (30,018) may also be a first name.

Wafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wafi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻓﻲ, Hindi: वफी) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wafi is the 29,080th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 394,925 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Wafi are found; 34 percent are found in West Asia and 26 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 27,878th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 30,018 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 4,769 people, or 1 in 27,731. In Indonesia Wafi is most numerous in: East Java, where 81 percent live, Central Java, where 6 percent live and West Java, where 4 percent live. Excluding Indonesia Wafi occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 18 percent live and Morocco, where 14 percent live.

Wafi Last Name Statistics demography

Wafi earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wafai892,613/
Waffi89156/
Wafie8972/
Wahfi8946/
Wafiy8929/
Wafih8921/
Wafii8914/
Waifi8911/
Whafi8911/
Waefi893/
Waafi892/
Weafi891/
Wafei891/
Wafoi891/
Wafhi891/
Waifai8038/
Waffai8033/
Waifoi8018/
Wasfih808/
Waiffi803/
Waffie803/
Wafhai801/
Wafieh801/
Wasfai801/
Wasfij801/
Waifei801/
Waffis801/
Wahfiz801/
Watfai801/
Wahafi801/
Waffiy801/
Wafa7547,439/
Wafy754,765/
Wafe75573/
Bafi75393/
Vafi75381/
Wefi75308/
Wofi7517/
Uafi752/
Wafj751/
Waifish731/
Wafaich731/
Waffiey731/
Baafi6711,266/
Wafaa676,145/
Baffi671,757/
Bafei671,165/
Waffa671,142/
Vafai67891/
Wafeu67524/
Vahfi67197/
Waphi67184/
Wafey67123/
Bafai67102/
Vafid6777/
Vasfi6776/
Waife6760/
Wofai6758/
Waafa6748/
Bafui6730/
Waisfisz6724/
Wafee6720/
Waifa6715/
Vafis6713/
Waffy6713/
Wefai6712/
Wajsfisz6711/
Bafih678/
Baifi678/
Vaffi678/
Vafie677/
Weifi677/
Baufi676/
Wofoi676/
Wafay675/
Bafoi675/
Waffe674/
Wefiy674/
Vafei673/
Bafij672/
Vafii672/
Wefie672/
Whafa672/
Wosfi672/
Wafha671/
Waify671/
Wuafa671/
Waufe671/
Uafij671/
Uafis671/
Weafa671/
Wapfa671/
Vafih671/
Wafeh671/
Wadfy671/
Woufi671/
Wofid671/
Bayfi671/
Waefe671/
Woffi671/
Wuafe671/
Watfy671/

Wafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wafi in the Hindi language
वफीvaphi60
वाफीvaphi40
Wafi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻓﻲalwafy50
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻓﻰalwafy50

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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 Wafi
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