Wafiya Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Wafiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wafiya (81) may also be a first name.
Wafiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wafiya (Hindi: वाफिया) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wafiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,353,468th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. Wafiya is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wafiya live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 81 people.
The last name Wafiya is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wafiyah | 92 | 198 | / |
| Waffiya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bafiya | 83 | 24 | / |
| Wafiyo | 83 | 11 | / |
| Vafiya | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wafiye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wafeya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wafuia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wafouya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waffiey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaafiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vasfiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wafaa | 73 | 6,145 | / |
| Wafai | 73 | 2,613 | / |
| Wafey | 73 | 123 | / |
| Wafay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wafau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wafoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafaie | 67 | 1,073 | / |
| Bafaya | 67 | 168 | / |
| Bafiyo | 67 | 42 | / |
| Waifai | 67 | 38 | / |
| Waffai | 67 | 33 | / |
| Bafeya | 67 | 32 | / |
| Bafuya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vafeia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bofiya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Waifoi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wafoyo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wafaay | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wafayo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wafaii | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waffae | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vafaiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waffaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wafuja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waifea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayfay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafeji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafeey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waifei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafajo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bafoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waafaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waffey | 67 | 0 | / |
Wafiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wafiya in the Hindi language | ||
| वाफिया | vaphiya | - |
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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 Wafiya
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