Warfa Surname

58,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Warfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Warfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland5,7201:61281
Somalia2,6961:4,990427
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England161:3,482,379114,324
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Norway91:571,36544,190
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Warfa (848) may also be a first name.

Warfa Last Name Facts

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

Warfa is more frequently found in Somaliland than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Warfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Warfa is the 58,742nd most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 847,685 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Warfa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Warfa is also the 280,016th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 848 people.

The last name Warfa is most frequently used in Somaliland, where it is carried by 5,720 people, or 1 in 612. Apart from Somaliland it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Warfa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Warfa last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Warfa earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 39.22% less than the national average, earning 210,342 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.52% less than the national average, earning $29,547 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.36% less than the national average, earning $38,079 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warfaa913,968/
Warfah91141/
Warfe80277/
Barfa80129/
Warfi8085/
Varfa8026/
Uarfa802/
Worfa801/
Wharfe73487/
Varfaj73101/
Barfay739/
Varfas736/
Warfod733/
Barrfa731/
Worfat731/
Warfou731/
Barfai731/
Bajrfa731/
Varfat731/
Warfee731/
Warphas671/
Wearfer671/
Wharffe670/
Warfout670/
Warfoid670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Warfa
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