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

The surname Affey (Arabic: عافي) is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Affey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Affey? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is carried by 833 people, or 1 in 16,149. Aside from Somalia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 27 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.

Affey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Affey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Affey last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Affey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the 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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