Wiafe Surname

26,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Wiafe Surname User-submission:

Wiafe is a surname predominantly found among the Akan tribe of Ghana. People with the Wiafe surname are usually from the Eastern and Ashanti Regions of Ghana. It comes from the words wia, meaning 'steal', and fe, meaning 'come'.

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Wiafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana20,1581:1,340221
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
England1641:339,74424,836
Canada551:669,92054,285
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Wiafe (2,207) may also be a first name.

Wiafe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Wiafe is a surname predominantly found among the Akan tribe of Ghana. People with the Wiafe surname are usually from the Eastern and Ashanti Regions of Ghana. It comes from the words wia, meaning 'steal', and fe, meaning 'come'. So wiafe means 'steal come'.

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Wiafe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiafe is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiafe? popularity and diffusion

Wiafe is the 26,008th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 352,208 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wiafe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 159,242nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 2,207 people.

Wiafe is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 20,158 people, or 1 in 1,340. Besides Ghana this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Wiafe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiafe last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wiafe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.33% more than the national average, earning $51,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $48,668 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiafeh9113/
Wiaffe911/
Wiafer910/
Wiaf8924/
Biafe803/
Wiafa802/
Wiaff801/
Wiafi801/
Viafie732/
Wiaouf732/
Viafee731/
Weafeh731/
Biaf67722/
Wiaw672/
Weeafer671/
Wjaf671/

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