Afeefa Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Afeefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afeefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives1561:2,591252
India481:15,980,529256,885
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Afeefa (1,765) may also be a first name.

Afeefa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afeefa (Dhivehi: ު‫ޢަފީފާ, Hindi: अफीफा) is held by more people in The Maldives than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Afeefa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afeefa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,140,742nd most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Afeefa live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 182,193rd most frequent forename in the world It is held by 1,765 people.

The surname Afeefa is most commonly occurring in The Maldives, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 2,591. In The Maldives Afeefa is mostly found in: Malé, where 33 percent are found, Seenu Atoll, where 19 percent are found and Gaafu Alif Atoll, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The Maldives it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hafeefa9234/
Afefa9176/
Afeefy83165/
Afeefi8311/
Afeafa834/
Affefa833/
Asfefa831/
Afiefah7715/
Afieffa771/
Afifa737,951/
Afefy731,894/
Afefe731,371/
Afefi73138/
Afafa73110/
Efefa73100/
Afofa732/
Hafiefah711/
Affiefah711/
Afifah6726,573/
Hafifa67221/
Affifa67205/
Afiffa6743/
Affafa6740/
Afoufa6728/
Afaafa6726/
Afaifa6723/
Afefep6716/
Asfifa6710/
Afafah676/
Afeffy674/
Afiefi674/
Afhafa674/
Ofeefe673/
Hafafa672/
Afefey672/
Aafifa672/
Afaffa671/
Afefio671/
Hafefe671/
Hafyfa671/
Affefy671/
Afifee671/
Afifat671/
Afeafe671/

Afeefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afeefa in the Dhivehi language
ު‫ޢަފީފާuafifa-
Afeefa in the Hindi language
अफीफाaphipha95.24
अफ़ीफ़ाafifa4.76

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