Wafu Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Wafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 97 | 1:476,081 | 24,779 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wafu (50) may also be a first name.
Wafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wafu occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 956,400th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name Wafu is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Wafu reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wafu is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 50 people.
The surname Wafu is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 476,081. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Wafu exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wafeu | 89 | 524 | / |
| Wafou | 89 | 21 | / |
| Waifu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Wafup | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wafau | 89 | 2 | / |
| Waafu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waffeu | 80 | 271 | / |
| Wafush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whaffu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waffou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wawfut | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bafu | 75 | 546 | / |
| Wofu | 75 | 101 | / |
| Wefu | 75 | 44 | / |
| Vafu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uafu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wajsfus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bafou | 67 | 741 | / |
| Bafau | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bafui | 67 | 30 | / |
| Weifu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bafuh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bafeu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Huafu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Baifu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baufu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baffu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaifu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bafuj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wefeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wofou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wefou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafau | 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 Wafu
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