Cognomen الوافي (Wafi 
, الوافي 
, Alwafi ) , all over the world, is a common surname. The surname الوافي is habitual in Libya, where it is quite a common surname, Saudi Arabia, and Brunei (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Morocco. Very seldom, الوافي is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Alwafi, Wafi | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt |
| الوافي | Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Egypt, Libya, Iraq |
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الوافي أحمد Eighth Ismaili imam (c. 766–828), SY (b. 795) |
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| أحمد الوافي Tunisian melodist, musician and Ma'luf composer, TN (b. 1850) |
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| علي قائد سلطان الوافي Yemeni politician, YE (b. 1959) |
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| إبراهيم الوافي SA (b. 1969) |
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| صلاح الوافي YE (b. 1981) |
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