Wafin Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Finland

Wafin Surname User-submission:

The surname Wafin comes from the Arabic word wafa and the Russian surname forming suffix -in. In Russia the female version of this surname is Wafina or Vafina (Вафина), but in Finland both males and females use Wafin due to not having the similar gender specific naming conventions.

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Wafin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Finland191:289,30021,660
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wafin (90) may also be a first name.

Wafin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Wafin comes from the Arabic word wafa and the Russian surname forming suffix -in. In Russia the female version of this surname is Wafina or Vafina (Вафина), but in Finland both males and females use Wafin due to not having the similar gender specific naming conventions. In Finland, this name is used among the Tatar community.

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Wafin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wafin is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wafin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,565,797th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 31 percent of Wafin reside; 31 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,005,046th most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 90 people.

Wafin is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 3,306,230. In Indonesia Wafin is primarily concentrated in: Yogyakarta, where 90 percent reside and Central Java, where 10 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadfin919/
Waifin915/
Waffin913/
Wafien911/
Wafn891/
Waffing831/
Waffind831/
Waffina831/
Vafin805,909/
Bafin8066/
Uafin8011/
Wafen804/
Wefin802/
Wafim801/
Vafina738,067/
Baffin73114/
Waffen7399/
Vafing7343/
Baafin7318/
Uafina7315/
Woofin736/
Wodfin734/
Bajfin733/
Wafeng733/
Vaffin733/
Wofing732/
Wafeen731/
Vafind731/
Woffin731/
Whafen730/
Bahafin67160/
Wefn672/
Beaufin671/
Bafn671/
Wofn671/
Wauffen671/
Vaffina671/

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