Wafia Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wafia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Wafia (4,095) may also be a first name.

Wafia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wafia (Hindi: वाफिया) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wafia is the 1,305,105th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Wafia are found; 47 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 46 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 108,746th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 4,095 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 101,921. In Papua New Guinea Wafia is most common in: West Sepik, where 53 percent are found, East Sepik, where 41 percent are found and Central, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Wafia is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 42 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wafiah91335/
Waffia911/
Waafiah832/
Wafuiya831/
Wafaiya831/
Bafia801,149/
Wafio8093/
Vafia8083/
Wefia803/
Wafya802/
Uafia801/
Wofia801/
Vafias73180/
Baffia7348/
Bafiah732/
Beafia731/
Baafia731/
Baufia731/
Waifea731/
Wafujja672/
Baifiah671/
Vafaiea671/

Wafia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wafia in the Hindi language
वाफियाvaphiya-

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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 Wafia
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