Wafila Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wafila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Wafila (21) may also be a first name.

Wafila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wafila (Hindi: वाफिला) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafila? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Wafila is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wafila live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wafila is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 21 people.

The surname Wafila is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wafula83212,051/
Bafila83519/
Wafile8338/
Wafili8332/
Wafela8331/
Vafila8325/
Wefila837/
Wafulah77208/
Bafuila77205/
Bafilia775/
Wafuula773/
Wafulla773/
Waafula772/
Waffula772/
Baffila771/
Wafiled771/
Wofilia771/
Bafilah771/
Waphilai71120/
Watphila714/
Wafullah713/
Bafile67531/
Wefula67172/
Wofile67107/
Bafili67107/
Bofila67104/
Bafela6763/
Wafele6723/
Wafulo676/
Vafela672/
Wofula672/
Wafely672/
Wafeli671/
Bafhailah671/
Wheatfile670/

Wafila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wafila in the Hindi language
वाफिलाvaphila-

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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 Wafila
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