Aafia Surname
Approximately 970 people bear this surname
Aafia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 640 | 1:41,290 | 3,541 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 1:7,145,755 | 40,003 |
| Tunisia | 25 | 1:24,425 | 3,774 |
| Jordan | 19 | 1:465,391 | 12,761 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
Aafia (9,917) may also be a first name.
Aafia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aafia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aafia (Hindi: आफिया) is found most in Yemen. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aafia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Aafia is the 370,384th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,512,934 people. Aafia occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Aafia reside; 72 percent reside in West Asia and 70 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 61,594th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 9,917 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is carried by 640 people, or 1 in 41,290. In Yemen Aafia is primarily concentrated in: 'Amran Governorate, where 74 percent are found, Lahij Governorate, where 14 percent are found and Taiz Governorate, where 10 percent are found. Beside Yemen it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 21 percent are found and Kuwait, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aafia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aafia in the Hindi language | ||
| आफिया | aphiya | - |
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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 Aafia
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