Afey Surname

156,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Afey Surname Definition:

Or Haffie, from Auffay, near Rouen, Normandy. Richard and Gerard de Alfay or Aufay, Normandy 1180-95(Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). John de Aufay, Somerset, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

Afey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2,2061:6,098506
Kenya5551:83,2077,642
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Djibouti41:228,733966
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Afey (1,622) may also be a first name.

Afey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Or Haffie, from Auffay, near Rouen, Normandy. Richard and Gerard de Alfay or Aufay, Normandy 1180-95(Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). John de Aufay, Somerset, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Afey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻓﻲ, Russian: Афей) is most common in Somalia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Afey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afey is the 156,819th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,611,088 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afey reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 191,698th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,622 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is held by 2,206 people, or 1 in 6,098. Outside of Somalia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.

Afey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Afey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Afey surname rose 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Afey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (88%) in Kenya.

Afey earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affey891,159/
Hafey89777/
Afeye89128/
Afeyi8975/
Afeyo8975/
Afeey8944/
Afeya893/
Gafey891/
Afeyu891/
Afe865,013/
Afy861,208/
Gaffey802,640/
Haffey801,834/
Heafey80503/
Gafeyo808/
Afieye805/
Afeiyi803/
Haifey801/
Haefey801/
Afahey801/
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Hafeyi801/
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Hafeyt800/
Ehafey800/
Hayfey800/
Afer752,150/
Afay75654/
Hafe75431/
Affe75387/
Hafy75298/
Aufe75229/
Atfy75185/
Afeh75181/
Affy75174/
Afee75166/
Afet75137/
Atfe75127/
Afoy75123/
Afoe75108/
Afea7581/
Afed7570/
Aife7568/
Gafe7559/
Afes7559/
Ifey7550/
Efey7550/
Afie7544/
Afue7540/
Afei7522/
Afje7520/
Afae7516/
Asfe7516/
Afez7513/
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Afhe757/
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Afej751/
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Aify751/
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Affieye731/
Haufhey730/
Hafez67201,513/
Afeez679,097/
Haufe676,515/
Hafer676,443/
Afuye675,415/
Hafed673,069/
Afayo672,179/
Ayofe671,135/
Afiya671,123/
Affes67878/
Afees67863/
Afesh67823/
Iyafe67705/
Ayafe67678/
Hafes67657/
Ayfer67601/
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Efeya67295/
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Afaya67206/
Ajife67205/
Affet67183/
Afoya67183/
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Asfer67128/
Affer67120/
Asfes67117/
Heafy67111/
Afoyo6791/
Asfay6781/
Afiyo6780/
Hafie6778/
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Azfer6769/
Afayi6769/
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Afije6763/
Affue6762/
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Hadfy6755/
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Affie6754/
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Afoje6752/
Aaafe6739/
Affoe6738/
Ajofe6736/
Asfez6736/
Afeah6735/
Afoye6732/
Affee6731/
Ofeyi6730/
Aufay6729/
Hafiy6726/
Ayefe6725/
Afiye6723/
Efeye6721/
Ayife6721/
Aufie6719/
Afeer6719/
Affeh6719/
Aufet6719/
Gaefe6717/
Atfee6717/
Afaye6716/
Afeje6715/
Aafet6715/
Afaie6715/
Hafyz6715/
Haify6714/
Afuyo6714/
Aifes6713/
Hafet6713/
Afowe6713/
Haffe6712/
Gaufe6711/
Haefy6711/
Aiofe6711/
Afoue6711/
Assfy6710/
Afeej678/
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Ajufe678/
Gaufy678/
Haefe676/
Aufer676/
Aifer676/
Afuie676/
Offey676/
Hafei676/
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Ajefe676/
Afeet676/
Afedh676/
Haafe675/
Afech675/
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Gaife675/
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Attfy674/
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Afuje673/
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Ofeyo673/
Aafay673/
Afher672/
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Aafes672/
Hafue672/
Gofey672/
Afyia672/
Asfei672/
Haife672/
Ajafe672/
Aifje672/
Aifie672/
Awefe672/
Gafeh672/
Affoy672/
Aferr672/
Adfer672/
Auffy671/
Hofey671/
Afeas671/
Havfe671/
Geafe671/
Hafay671/
Adfay671/
Afhee671/
Afeji671/
Aferh671/
Gafae671/
Afeus671/
Aefuy671/
Eafea671/
Hafys671/
Gafoy671/
Gafea671/
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Aifay671/
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Aiffe671/
Ahfay671/
Ahfez671/
Afays671/
Afedt671/
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Affay671/
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Affeu671/
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Ashfe671/
Ayfee671/
Ayify671/
Odfey671/
Ejafe671/
Eafes671/
Aifed671/
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Affiy671/
Afohy671/
Ahfer671/
Ofeya671/
Afhay671/
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Aefhe671/
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Eafie671/
Asfoy671/
Aysfe671/
Aufes671/
Atfea671/
Haşfe671/
Gapfy670/
Eaffe670/

Afey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻓﻲafy-
Afey in the Russian language
Афейafej-

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