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

Afeefa (Dhivehi: ު‫ޢަފީފާ, Hindi: अफीफा) is more frequently found in The Maldives than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afeefa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,140,742nd most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The last name Afeefa 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. Afeefa is also the 182,193rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 1,765 people.

The last name Afeefa is most frequently used in The Maldives, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 2,591. In The Maldives it is most common in: Malé, where 33 percent live, Seenu Atoll, where 19 percent live and Gaafu Alif Atoll, where 8 percent live. Not including The Maldives it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.

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

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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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