Wafi Surname
Approximately 18,453 people bear this surname
Wafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4,769 | 1:27,731 | 3,276 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,339 | 1:9,241 | 1,302 |
| Morocco | 2,624 | 1:13,139 | 1,922 |
| Palestine | 1,595 | 1:2,852 | 617 |
| Egypt | 1,403 | 1:65,528 | 6,121 |
| Iran | 944 | 1:81,337 | 8,293 |
| Iraq | 817 | 1:42,866 | 1,806 |
| Papua New Guinea | 655 | 1:12,448 | 1,147 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Afghanistan | 407 | 1:79,000 | 2,262 |
| United Arab Emirates | 290 | 1:31,594 | 3,414 |
| Algeria | 218 | 1:177,209 | 21,974 |
| Kuwait | 193 | 1:19,693 | 2,634 |
| Pakistan | 147 | 1:1,215,265 | 14,476 |
| Malaysia | 116 | 1:254,261 | 14,332 |
| Qatar | 94 | 1:25,085 | 2,628 |
| Cameroon | 46 | 1:451,501 | 37,608 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Niger | 27 | 1:710,815 | 16,981 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| Yemen | 24 | 1:1,101,054 | 11,660 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Tunisia | 21 | 1:29,077 | 4,362 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Brunei | 3 | 1:139,577 | 3,009 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Wafi (30,018) may also be a first name.
Wafi Demographics
Average Wafi Salary in
United States
$25,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wafi is the 29,080th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 394,925 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Wafi live; 34 percent live in West Asia and 26 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wafi is also the 27,878th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 30,018 people.
This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 4,769 people, or 1 in 27,731. In Indonesia Wafi is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 81 percent are found, Central Java, where 6 percent are found and West Java, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia it is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 18 percent are found and Morocco, where 14 percent are found.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wafai | 89 | 2,613 | / |
| Waffi | 89 | 156 | / |
| Wafie | 89 | 72 | / |
| Wahfi | 89 | 46 | / |
| Wafiy | 89 | 29 | / |
| Wafih | 89 | 21 | / |
| Wafii | 89 | 14 | / |
| Waifi | 89 | 11 | / |
| Whafi | 89 | 11 | / |
| Waefi | 89 | 3 | / |
| Waafi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Weafi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wafei | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wafoi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wafhi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waifai | 80 | 38 | / |
| Waffai | 80 | 33 | / |
| Waifoi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Wasfih | 80 | 8 | / |
| Waiffi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Waffie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wafhai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wafieh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wasfai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wasfij | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waifei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waffis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahfiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watfai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahafi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waffiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wafa | 75 | 47,439 | / |
| Wafy | 75 | 4,765 | / |
| Wafe | 75 | 573 | / |
| Bafi | 75 | 393 | / |
| Vafi | 75 | 381 | / |
| Wefi | 75 | 308 | / |
| Wofi | 75 | 17 | / |
| Uafi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wafj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waifish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafaich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waffiey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baafi | 67 | 11,266 | / |
| Wafaa | 67 | 6,145 | / |
| Baffi | 67 | 1,757 | / |
| Bafei | 67 | 1,165 | / |
| Waffa | 67 | 1,142 | / |
| Vafai | 67 | 891 | / |
| Wafeu | 67 | 524 | / |
| Vahfi | 67 | 197 | / |
| Waphi | 67 | 184 | / |
| Wafey | 67 | 123 | / |
| Bafai | 67 | 102 | / |
| Vafid | 67 | 77 | / |
| Vasfi | 67 | 76 | / |
| Waife | 67 | 60 | / |
| Wofai | 67 | 58 | / |
| Waafa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Bafui | 67 | 30 | / |
| Waisfisz | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wafee | 67 | 20 | / |
| Waifa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vafis | 67 | 13 | / |
| Waffy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wefai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wajsfisz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bafih | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baifi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vaffi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vafie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weifi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Baufi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wofoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wafay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bafoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waffe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wefiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vafei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bafij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vafii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wefie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wosfi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wafha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waify | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uafij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uafis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wapfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woufi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wofid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watfy | 67 | 1 | / |
Wafi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wafi in the Hindi language | ||
| वफी | vaphi | 60 |
| वाफी | vaphi | 40 |
| Wafi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻓﻲ | alwafy | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻓﻰ | alwafy | 50 |
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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 Wafi
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