Wafiah Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wafiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3291:401,97334,079
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Wafiah (214) may also be a first name.

Wafiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wafiah is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wafiah.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wafiah is the 827,165th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. Wafiah is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wafiah live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wafiah is also the 617,781st most numerous first name in the world It is held by 214 people.

The last name Wafiah is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 329 people, or 1 in 401,973. In Indonesia Wafiah is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 42 percent live, Jakarta, where 40 percent live and Central Java, where 8 percent live. Beside Indonesia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waafiah922/
Wafia91173/
Bafiah832/
Waffia831/
Wafuiya771/
Wafaiya771/
Baifiah771/
Bafia731,149/
Wafio7393/
Vafia7383/
Wefia733/
Wafya732/
Uafia731/
Wofia731/
Vafias67180/
Baffia6748/
Beafia671/
Baafia671/
Baufia671/
Waifea671/
Wofeah671/

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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 Wafiah
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