Waifa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Waifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Waifa (52) may also be a first name.

Waifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waifa is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waifa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Waifa reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 52 people.

It is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Waifa is mostly concentrated in: Agadez Region, where 63 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 38 percent reside. Outside of Niger it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waifai9138/
Waiafa913/
Wajifa912/
Hwaifa911/
Waitfa911/
Waifea911/
Wafa8947,439/
Wifa89202/
Wayihfa831/
Waiopfa831/
Wafaa806,145/
Wafai802,613/
Waffa801,142/
Waifo80223/
Wafah80111/
Baifa8088/
Waife8060/
Waafa8048/
Wifay8041/
Woifa8021/
Waifi8011/
Wahfa809/
Weifa805/
Wafay805/
Wazfa804/
Vaifa804/
Wiffa803/
Wafau802/
Whafa802/
Wafaï801/
Wafha801/
Wadfa801/
Waify801/
Wuafa801/
Hwifa801/
Wifaa801/
Wifai801/
Wapfa801/
Wifah801/
Weafa801/
Wafahd73183/
Wayafa73104/
Waipha7361/
Vajifa7333/
Waffai7333/
Waifoi7318/
Bajifa7315/
Wafaay7310/
Bayifa735/
Hwaify734/
Wafa'e734/
Waiffi733/
Wajefa733/
Waffaa732/
Wafath732/
Watfai731/
Wasfat731/
Waafaa731/
Wiyafa731/
Waaffa731/
Wa'afa731/
Waffah731/
Waifei731/
Wasfai731/
Wattfa731/
Wayofa731/
Baifaa731/
Wayfay731/
Baifai731/
Wifash731/
Wafi6718,453/
Wafo678,714/
Wafy674,765/
Vafa672,417/
Bifa671,634/
Bafa671,008/
Wafe67573/
Wifi67190/
Wefa67163/
Vifa6740/
Wife6736/
Waiapha6721/
Wasfaah6721/
Uafa6719/
Wifo6710/
Uifa678/
Wafahas675/
Wify675/
Wayoufa672/
Hwaifer671/
Wheafah671/
Waifish671/
Wafj671/
Wafaich671/

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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 Waifa
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