Warfaa Surname
Approximately 3,968 people bear this surname
Warfaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somaliland | 2,187 | 1:1,600 | 196 |
| Somalia | 1,765 | 1:7,622 | 594 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Warfaa (1,169) may also be a first name.
Warfaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Warfaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Warfaa is found most in Somaliland. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Warfaa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Warfaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Warfaa is the 116,221st most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,836,579 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Warfaa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Warfaa is also the 232,342nd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 1,169 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Somaliland, where it is carried by 2,187 people, or 1 in 1,600. Outside of Somaliland it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 44 percent live and Egypt, where 0 percent live.
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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 Warfaa
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