Wasfy Surname

31,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Wasfy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasfy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt15,4061:5,968745
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Canada521:708,56956,910
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Libya91:693,7751,982
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Norway71:734,61250,907
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Wasfy (1,606) may also be a first name.

Wasfy Last Name Facts

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

Wasfy (Arabic: وصفي) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasfy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 31,714th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 433,267 people. Wasfy occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wasfy are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 92 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 192,815th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 1,606 people.

The surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 15,406 people, or 1 in 5,968. Apart from Egypt it is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live and Bahrain, where 1 percent live.

Wasfy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wasfy are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Wasfy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.17% more than the national average, earning $47,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.02% more than the national average, earning $56,150 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasfey91158/
Wassfy919/
Wasfi805,774/
Wasfe80246/
Wasfa8018/
Vasfy803/
Wosfy801/
Wassfi73207/
Wasfie7313/
Wasfih738/
Wasfij731/
Wasfai731/
Washfa731/
Waisfisz6224/
Wajsfisz6211/
Wesfi601,082/
Vasfi6076/
Basfi6031/
Wazfa604/
Wosfi602/
Wosfe601/
Bosfy601/
Vasfa601/
Wosfa601/
Waisfisch5730/
Vashfi552/
Wosfea551/
Vasfői551/
Weisfer505/
Vasfije501/

Wasfy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wasfy in the Arabic language
وصفيwsfy-

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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 Wasfy
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