Affas Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Affas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Affas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1241:311,54530,240
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
England61:9,286,343223,652
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Affaš (1) are calculated separately.

Affas (56) may also be a first name.

Affas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Affas (Arabic: عفاس) is most common in Algeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Affaš. Click here for other potential spellings of Affas.

How Common Is The Last Name Affas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,222,957th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Affas are found; 71 percent are found in North Africa and 70 percent are found in Mahgreb. Affas is also the 1,321,957th most frequent first name in the world, held by 56 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 311,545. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Chlef Province, where 87 percent reside, Mila Province, where 3 percent reside and Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 3 percent reside. Besides Algeria it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Affas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Affas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Affas last name expanded 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Affas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Affas surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Affas earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.22% more than the national average, earning $59,641 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affaš931/
Affash91369/
Gaffas91199/
Haffas9136/
Affass919/
Affase912/
Affa891,703/
Afas89140/
Gaiffas8361/
Affasse834/
Gaïffas832/
Auffais831/
Afash801,402/
Haffa80551/
Affah80397/
Gaffa80317/
Aiffa80234/
Affat80172/
Hafas80124/
Aafas80115/
Gafas8075/
Affad8035/
Ahfas8030/
Afase8028/
Affos8021/
Affaa8019/
Affaz8016/
Aefas8012/
Auffa8012/
Affai808/
Aïffa807/
Aifas804/
Asfas803/
Afass802/
Afeas801/
Aaffa801/
Afaas801/
Affha801/
Afays801/
Affau801/
Affay801/
Affaï801/
Affoa801/
Aîffa801/
Adfas801/
Afais801/
Affac800/
Affaisse771/
Afa7524,455/
Haffad731,554/
Affach73275/
Gaffga73246/
Hafash73144/
Haffai73106/
Hauffa7387/
Aiffat7350/
Afaase7344/
Goffas7342/
Gaffos7329/
Hoffas7326/
Achfas7318/
Gaffah7318/
Haffaz7317/
Hafase7316/
Afatse7315/
Afashe7314/
Gauffa7312/
Haffat739/
Affaid738/
Affaha737/
Afasse735/
Hafast734/
Asfash734/
Asdfas734/
Aaffaa734/
Ashfas733/
Eaffat732/
Haffah732/
Affaih732/
Gaffau732/
Affa'a732/
Effass732/
Auffay732/
Hajfas731/
Hafats731/
Aafash731/
Adfads731/
Afaust731/
Aifast731/
Audfas731/
Gaffay731/
Affose731/
Affaah731/
Gaifas731/
Gaaffa731/
Gafash731/
Hafass731/
Heffas731/
Gaffaz731/
Ahdfas731/
Asfast731/
Hafazs731/
Haiffa731/
Haffay730/
Affo6717,450/
Afat674,519/
Gafa673,347/
Aifa672,974/
Asfa672,700/
Afaz671,763/
Aufa671,730/
Hafa671,439/
Afah671,204/
Afay67654/
Afos67486/
Offhaus67389/
Afoa67376/
Offa67307/
Haffadh67180/
Atfa67166/
Afaj67149/
Afad67125/
Afai67122/
Afaa6799/
Aïfa6797/
Afea6781/
Afau6768/
Haffach6764/
Ahfa6754/
Azfa6749/
Ayfa6749/
Aîfa6736/
Adfa6733/
Awfa6721/
Efas6718/
Aafa6717/
Affaich6714/
Afha678/
Asdfasd676/
Hafashe675/
Affò675/
Eafa675/
Ajfa674/
Afga674/
Apfa673/
Ahaffai672/
Afap672/
Affó672/
Affá672/
Affosse672/
Haffaiz671/
Avfa671/
Hafashh671/
Affache671/
Afac671/
Achffaj671/
Afeatse671/
Ofas671/
Hafffad671/
Aasdfas671/
Hasfash671/
Haiffah671/

Affas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Affas in the Arabic language
عفاسfas-

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