Wafiah Surname
Approximately 335 people bear this surname
Wafiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 329 | 1:401,973 | 34,079 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
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 more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafiah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 827,165th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wafiah reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wafiah is also the 617,781st most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 214 people.
It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 329 people, or 1 in 401,973. In Indonesia Wafiah is mostly found in: East Java, where 42 percent reside, Jakarta, where 40 percent reside and Central Java, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 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
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- 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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