Wafur Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wafur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wafur (309) may also be a first name.

Wafur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wafur occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,710,039th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Wafur live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wafur is also the 500,178th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 309 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 2,066,394. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Java, where 83 percent reside and Papua, where 17 percent reside. Not including Indonesia Wafur exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 42 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weafur911/
Wafour910/
Wafoure831/
Wasfaur831/
Waffurd830/
Wafor80108/
Wofur8050/
Uafur801/
Bafur801/
Weefur73154/
Bafour7356/
Waifor732/
Baifur732/
Vafure732/
Weifur731/
Bafaur731/
Baffour6726,297/
Vaifour6739/
Baafour6728/
Baufour677/
Baifour673/
Bowfour671/
Bahfour671/
Vaffour671/
Bauffur671/
Beaufour62597/
Baaffour621/
Beaufaur621/
Woodfurr621/
Wofor605/
Uefur601/
Vefour55218/
Bofour559/
Baphur555/
Vafoor552/
Vaifor551/
Vaphur551/
Véfour551/
Wofoor551/
Bofaur551/
Vaffoor50292/
Boffour50288/
Boufour501/
Vaphure501/

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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 Wafur
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