Wafy Surname

99,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Wafy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4,3321:21,2222,457
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Qatar91:262,00030,726
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Wafy (1,602) may also be a first name.

Wafy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wafy (Arabic: وفيّ) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 99,356th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,529,391 people. Wafy is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Wafy are found; 91 percent are found in North Africa and 91 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Wafy is also the 193,067th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 1,602 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 4,332 people, or 1 in 21,222. Barring Egypt this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Wafy Last Name Statistics demography

Wafy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wafey89123/
Wafiy8929/
Waffy8913/
Wafay895/
Watfy891/
Wadfy891/
Waify891/
Wafaay8010/
Wassfy809/
Hwaify804/
Waffiy801/
Wafeey801/
Wayfay801/
Waffey800/
Wafa7547,439/
Wafi7518,453/
Wafe75573/
Bafy7515/
Wefy754/
Wafj751/
Waffiey731/
Wafaa676,145/
Wafai672,613/
Waffa671,142/
Wafeu67524/
Waffi67156/
Baffy67127/
Wafie6772/
Waife6760/
Waafa6748/
Wahfi6746/
Bafoy6727/
Wafih6721/
Wafee6720/
Waifa6715/
Wafii6714/
Waifi6711/
Whafi6711/
Bafay675/
Vafay674/
Waffe674/
Wefiy674/
Vasfy673/
Waefi673/
Baafy673/
Waafi672/
Whafa672/
Bafey671/
Wafha671/
Waufe671/
Wosfy671/
Wuafa671/
Wafeh671/
Weafa671/
Vaffy671/
Weafi671/
Wapfa671/
Wafhi671/
Wofyy671/
Wuafe671/
Waefe671/
Woofy671/
Wafoi671/
Wafei671/

Wafy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wafy in the Arabic language
وفيّwfy-
وافىwafy-
وفيwfy-
وفيءwfy-
وفىwfy-
وافيwafy-

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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 Wafy
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