Affey Surname

322,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Affey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Affey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia8331:16,1491,019
Kenya3081:149,93511,921
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England11:55,718,059489,080
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Affey (270) may also be a first name.

Affey Last Name Facts

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

Affey (Arabic: عافي) is held by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Affey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 322,008th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,287,788 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Affey reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Affey is also the 541,116th most frequent first name globally It is held by 270 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Somalia, where it is held by 833 people, or 1 in 16,149. Apart from Somalia it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Affey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Affey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Affey last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Affey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Affey surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Affey earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffey912,640/
Haffey911,834/
Afey892,791/
Affe89387/
Affy89174/
Heaffey8333/
Gauffey832/
Ahaffey831/
Gafffey831/
Affieye831/
Affes80878/
Hafey80777/
Gaffe80312/
Haffy80264/
Affet80183/
Gaffy80152/
Afeye80128/
Affer80120/
Afeyi8075/
Afeyo8075/
Effey8071/
Affue8062/
Affie8054/
Afeey8044/
Affoe8038/
Affee8031/
Affeh8019/
Haffe8012/
Offey806/
Eaffy804/
Affez803/
Afeya803/
Affoy802/
Auffy801/
Gafey801/
Aiffe801/
Affay801/
Affei801/
Affeu801/
Affyh801/
Afeyu801/
Affiy801/
Eaffe800/
Afe755,013/
Afy751,208/
Hauffe732,021/
Affoue731,416/
Gaiffe731,126/
Haffer73618/
Heafey73503/
Affoya73252/
Heffey73190/
Affaya73176/
Haffez73164/
Haffie73123/
Gaffie7387/
Goffey7386/
Hoffey7367/
Gaffuy7347/
Auffet7343/
Gaffee7327/
Yeffey7327/
Affayi7322/
Offeyi7318/
Haeffy7315/
Affiya7315/
Effeye7313/
Haffet739/
Gafeyo738/
Gauffe737/
Affett736/
Haffee735/
Afieye735/
Ajuffe735/
Haffes734/
Afeiyi733/
Affedt733/
Affoye733/
Haffej732/
Haffed732/
Affuye732/
Auffay732/
Haffiy732/
Eaffoe731/
Ayiffe731/
Gaffae731/
Haifey731/
Haefey731/
Afahey731/
Affees731/
Gaffay731/
Hafeya731/
Hafeyd731/
Aioffe731/
Hauffy731/
Haffei731/
Gaffye731/
Gaffyy731/
Afeeye731/
Affawe731/
Affayo731/
Affeje731/
Affess731/
Effehy731/
Auffer731/
Ashffe731/
Asfeya731/
Ayoffe731/
Haffeh731/
Hafeyi731/
Eaffee731/
Affoyo731/
Auffes731/
Auffiy731/
Hafiey731/
Haiffe731/
Auffie730/
Heaffy730/
Gaeffy730/
Hafeyt730/
Ehafey730/
Haffay730/
Hayfey730/
Affi676,664/
Afer672,150/
Affa671,703/
Offe671,344/
Afay67654/
Effe67584/
Hafe67431/
Hafy67298/
Aufe67229/
Affejee67206/
Atfy67185/
Afeh67181/
Affiyah67176/
Afee67166/
Affouet67143/
Afet67137/
Atfe67127/
Afoy67123/
Afoe67108/
Afea6781/
Afed6770/
Aife6768/
Gafe6759/
Afes6759/
Ifey6750/
Efey6750/
Afie6744/
Afue6740/
Iffe6740/
Haffeez6736/
Effy6733/
Hauffer6733/
Afei6722/
Affouye6721/
Afje6720/
Offy6717/
Afae6716/
Asfe6716/
Haffees6714/
Afez6713/
Aefe6713/
Haffett679/
Afiy679/
Adfe679/
Afhe677/
Haffeji677/
Adfy676/
Affè675/
Ofey675/
Afuy675/
Ahffaie674/
Gafy673/
Afye673/
Afeu673/
Aufy673/
Afep673/
Afge673/
Awfe672/
Affeidt672/
Ahaffer672/
Aafy672/
Affá672/
Haffije672/
Aefy672/
Afej671/
Aafe671/
Houffey671/
Ayhiffe671/
Hafeeya671/
Haffedt671/
Afhy671/
Auffett671/
Hafeyed671/
Effieyo671/
Aifeyha671/
Gayuffe671/
Gouffey671/
Gaifffe671/
Gafeeyo671/
Aify671/
Affé671/
Auffoue671/
Ajfe671/
Haffeed671/
Haffeje671/
Afys671/
Ahfe671/
Eafy671/
Apfe671/
Azfy671/
Ayfy671/
Heiffey670/
Heaffie670/
Haiffer670/
Apfy670/
Haufhey670/

Affey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Affey in the Arabic language
عافيafy-

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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 Affey
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