Wakaf Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Wakaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 152 | 1:870,060 | 65,341 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Wakaf (23) may also be a first name.
Wakaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakaf is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakaf? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wakaf is the 1,343,156th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Wakaf are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 23 people.
The surname Wakaf is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 870,060. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Papua, where 80 percent live, Bali, where 11 percent live and North Sulawesi, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia Wakaf is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakkaf | 91 | 20 | / |
| Wakafe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waqaf | 80 | 270 | / |
| Vakaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakof | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakoff | 73 | 32 | / |
| Wakowa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wakhaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waskof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakhaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waskaw | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weckauf | 67 | 377 | / |
| Waikova | 67 | 23 | / |
| Backauf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waykoff | 67 | 5 | / |
| Watkeav | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wadkeaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waikeaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waekeaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watkeaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahkhaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakhaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weikauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watkoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Washkav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waikaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wackoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Backhaf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuikauf | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wakaf
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