Waqfi Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Waqfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Waqfi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Jordan291:304,91211,052
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

Waqfi Demographics

Waqfi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 2 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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Waqfi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waqfi is more commonly found in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Waqfi.

How Common Is The Last Name Waqfi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waqfi is the 904,049th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Waqfi live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Outside of Saudi Arabia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 10 percent reside and Iran, where 4 percent reside.

Waqfi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Armenian Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waqfih911/
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Wagfi8019/
Waqfa801/
Wakfie7337/
Waakfi739/
Wakfa60123/
Vakfi6023/
Bagfi603/
Wagfa601/
Wokfi601/
Wakfer55127/
Bakhfai501/
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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 Waqfi
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