Afeef Surname

209,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Afeef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afeef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives8481:47752
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
India1471:5,218,132128,839
Pakistan1101:1,624,03517,073
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Afeef (1,219) may also be a first name.

Afeef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afeef (Dhivehi: ޢަފީފ‬) is found most in The Maldives. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afeef? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 209,791st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,701,141 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Afeef are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 49 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Afeef is also the 226,689th most widely held given name on earth, held by 1,219 people.

The surname Afeef is most numerous in The Maldives, where it is held by 848 people, or 1 in 477. In The Maldives it is primarily concentrated in: Malé, where 45 percent live, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, where 7 percent live and Raa Atoll, where 6 percent live. Aside from The Maldives this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 40 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Afeef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Afeef are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Afeef earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.97% less than the national average, earning 242,363 kr per year and in United States they earn 132.09% more than the national average, earning $100,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Afef89126/
Hafeezf831/
Afefe801,371/
Afief80150/
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Hafeev736/
Ofeefe733/
Haffef733/
Hafief732/
Afayef731/
Awfaef731/
Effeef731/
Hafefe731/
Hafeeb731/
Efehef731/
Afgeev731/
Afeyev731/
Afeafe731/
Afif6742,945/
Afyf67443/
Gayfeev6753/
Efef677/
Eyafefe672/
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Afeieva671/
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Afeef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afeef in the Dhivehi language
ޢަފީފ‬afif-

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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
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  • 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 Afeef
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