Walfa Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Walfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel661:129,66114,046
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Walfa (80) may also be a first name.

Walfa Last Name Facts

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

Walfa occurs in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walfa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walfa is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Walfa reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 80 people.

The last name Walfa is most widely held in Israel, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 129,661. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 47 percent live, Jerusalem District, where 38 percent live and Southern District, where 11 percent live. Outside of Israel this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallfaß839/
Balfa80126/
Walfe8014/
Walfi8011/
Wolfa804/
Wale'efa771/
Wallfass771/
Walfei7317/
Balfay7316/
Balfah732/
Balfaa731/
Wallfe731/
Balfaj731/
Walfou731/
Watlfy731/
Valfay731/
Ualfat731/
Whalfy731/
Balfai731/
Wolfay730/
Walfot730/
Weaselfat7127/
Walfisz6751/
Wolfadh671/
Wohlfat671/
Uajlefa671/
Wolfatz670/
Walfhop670/
Wallfer670/

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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 Walfa
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