Wasfi Surname

83,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Wasfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,3561:27,3943,030
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Morocco8181:42,1476,853
Iraq4351:80,5102,624
Sudan491:765,5142,614
United States441:8,237,703362,142
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
France321:2,075,710171,237
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
England91:6,190,895170,599
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
India71:109,580,769786,157
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Wasfi (14,265) may also be a first name.

Wasfi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wasfi (Arabic: وصفى) is found most in Egypt. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wasfi.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasfi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 83,769th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,262,131 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Wasfi are found; 73 percent are found in North Africa and 59 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Wasfi is also the 48,000th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 14,265 people.

The last name Wasfi is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,356 people, or 1 in 27,394. Aside from Egypt Wasfi occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent are found and Morocco, where 14 percent are found.

Wasfi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Wasfi surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Wasfi earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.59% more than the national average, earning $52,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.68% more than the national average, earning $70,389 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassfi91207/
Wasfie9113/
Wasfih918/
Wasfij911/
Wasfai911/
Wasfy8016,820/
Wesfi801,082/
Wasfe80246/
Vasfi8076/
Basfi8031/
Wasfa8018/
Wosfi802/
Waisfisz7724/
Wajsfisz7711/
Wasfey73158/
Wassfy739/
Vashfi732/
Vasfői731/
Washfa731/
Waisfisch7130/
Vasfije671/
Weisfeit6219/
Wazfa604/
Vasfy603/
Wosfa601/
Wosfy601/
Vasfa601/
Wosfe601/
Vosfi601/
Weisfisch5712/
Weissfish573/
Weissfich571/
Bousfi5522/
Wosfea551/
Bossfi551/
Weissfisch5327/
Weisfer505/
Bousfih502/
Boussfi501/

Wasfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wasfi in the Arabic language
وصفىwsfy-

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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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  • 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 Wasfi
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