Wafo Surname
Approximately 8,714 people bear this surname
Wafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5,914 | 1:3,512 | 422 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2,549 | 1:446 | 97 |
| Papua New Guinea | 93 | 1:87,674 | 11,644 |
| France | 52 | 1:1,277,360 | 130,443 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Wafo (499) may also be a first name.
Wafo Demographics
Wafo Political Affiliation
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Wafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wafo is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wafo is the 58,061st most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 836,303 people. The surname Wafo is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wafo live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wafo is also the 379,662nd most widely held first name in the world, borne by 499 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5,914 people, or 1 in 3,512. In Cameroon Wafo is most frequent in: West Region, where 36 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 30 percent are found and Centre Region, where 27 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Wafo exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Equatorial Guinea, where 29 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Wafo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wafo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wafo last name rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wafo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wafo are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.
Wafo earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waffo | 89 | 2,949 | / |
| Waifo | 89 | 223 | / |
| Wafou | 89 | 21 | / |
| Waefo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wuafo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wafoi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waafo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wafop | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wafod | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waifoi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Wafuop | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wahfoo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waffou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waffod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wafa | 75 | 47,439 | / |
| Bafo | 75 | 1,234 | / |
| Wefo | 75 | 61 | / |
| Vafo | 75 | 61 | / |
| Wofo | 75 | 34 | / |
| Uafo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wafaa | 67 | 6,145 | / |
| Baffo | 67 | 2,158 | / |
| Waffa | 67 | 1,142 | / |
| Bafou | 67 | 741 | / |
| Wafeu | 67 | 524 | / |
| Wafah | 67 | 111 | / |
| Woufo | 67 | 54 | / |
| Waafa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Bafoy | 67 | 27 | / |
| Baafo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Waifa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Weifo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wahfa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wofoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bafoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wazfa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woffo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baifo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wofos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wapfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wapho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wofoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wofou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wofoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wefou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wafo
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