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 is found most in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 956,400th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Wafu reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 50 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 476,081. In Kenya Wafu is most numerous in: Trans Nzoia County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.
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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