Cognomen ואפא (Wafaa 
, ואפא 
) , around the world, is a common surname. The family name ואפא is habitual in Morocco, where it is quite a rare surname, Lebanon, and Israel. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria. More frequently, ואפא is the forename as well as the last name.