Watfah Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Watfah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 36 | 1:237,712 | 22,042 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Watfah (314) may also be a first name.
Watfah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watfah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watfah (Arabic: وطفه) is carried by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Watfah? popularity and diffusion
Watfah is the 2,237,939th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Watfah is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Watfah are found; 54 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 495,703rd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 314 people.
Watfah is most numerous in Israel, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 237,712. In Israel it is most numerous in: Northern District, where 83 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 11 percent live and Haifa District, where 3 percent live. Apart from Israel this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 24 percent live and Egypt, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Watfah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Watfah in the Arabic language | ||
| وطفه | wtfh | - |
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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 Watfah
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