Afi Surname

58,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Afi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,7321:15,6012,007
Indonesia1,5331:86,2689,048
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Morocco7841:43,9757,155
Somaliland6731:5,201433
Nigeria5351:331,10818,084
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Somalia3431:39,2191,895
Kenya2541:181,81113,664
Iran2251:341,25623,072
India1781:4,309,356113,912
Papua New Guinea1441:56,6237,213
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Cameroon561:370,87632,690
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tunisia201:30,5314,563
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Andorra11:83,8382,381

The alternate forms: Áfi (34) are calculated separately.

Afi (98,963) may also be a first name.

Afi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afi (Hindi: अफी) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Áfi. Click here to see other possible spellings of Afi.

How Common Is The Last Name Afi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 58,360th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 840,935 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Afi reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afi is also the 10,293rd most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 98,963 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,732 people, or 1 in 15,601. Not including Ghana this surname exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent live.

Afi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Afi surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Afi last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Afi earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.9% less than the national average, earning $34,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.1% less than the national average, earning $38,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Áfi8934/
Awfi868,399/
Affi866,664/
Hafi866,276/
Asfi863,834/
Aufi861,928/
Aafi861,637/
Atfi861,329/
Afid861,028/
Afis86928/
Afit86686/
Afii86309/
Afiz86266/
Azfi86217/
Aifi86208/
Afip86207/
Afij86174/
Gafi86133/
Afai86122/
Afio86121/
Afoi86101/
Afui8662/
Afie8644/
Aefi8637/
Aïfi8628/
Afei8622/
Ahfi8621/
Adfi8619/
Afih8619/
Afiy869/
Eafi866/
Afhi861/
Apfi861/
Ayfi861/
Aîfi861/
Hafiz75159,907/
Hafid7541,072/
Hafij7518,933/
Hafis753,921/
Hadfi753,031/
Hafit751,260/
Haifi751,086/
Afish75949/
Ashfi75640/
Gaffi75358/
Asfid75348/
Aafit75294/
Asfih75256/
Aifoi75195/
Hawfi75138/
Haffi75115/
Hafie7578/
Afieh7578/
Asfis7576/
Afije7563/
Hafip7557/
Hafai7555/
Affie7554/
Affis7548/
Gafai7547/
Haafi7539/
Hasfi7533/
Aifai7532/
Atfai7528/
Hafiy7526/
Aasfi7523/
Aafis7523/
Affio7523/
Gafui7523/
Aufai7522/
Asfai7520/
Aufie7519/
Afidh7518/
Gaufi7518/
Affiz7517/
Aafih7517/
Ahafi7516/
Gayfi7516/
Ahfit7513/
Hatfi7513/
Gafoi7513/
Affid7512/
Affit7511/
Autfi7510/
Afaij7510/
Aahfi758/
Affai758/
Aafii758/
Afaid757/
Afiss757/
Aafiz756/
Gafhi756/
Afaiz756/
Hafei756/
Hafih756/
Afaia756/
Affih756/
Affip756/
Gafii755/
Achfi755/
Aatfi755/
Affii755/
Audfi755/
Hafyi755/
Hafii754/
Affij754/
Aafij754/
Adfit754/
Aufih754/
Aufit754/
Atfih754/
Gafio754/
Awfih754/
Atfit754/
Afoid754/
Hazfi753/
Asfei752/
Afois752/
Aifie752/
Gapfi752/
Affui752/
Eafid752/
Haïfi752/
Ahfai752/
Attfi752/
Auffi752/
Gaafi751/
Aafai751/
Afhij751/
Afioj751/
Haufi751/
Gafei751/
Afeih751/
Affei751/
Afgai751/
Afiea751/
Avfie751/
Aysfi751/
Assfi751/
Afait751/
Aidfi751/
Aifei751/
Aafie751/
Afffi751/
Affiy751/
Affoi751/
Afaai751/
Afais751/
Eatfi751/
Eafie751/
Asffi751/
Aufis751/
Ausfi751/
Hafhi751/
Afa6724,455/
Afe675,013/
Efi673,231/
Hafidh672,983/
Afy671,208/
Ofi67823/
Haifai67522/
Haffiz67259/
Hachfi67185/
Hafeiz67147/
Hashfi67125/
Haffie67123/
Gaiffi67115/
Haffai67106/
Hayfid6775/
Hafish6773/
Hafich6765/
Haffis6762/
Hafaiz6759/
Hafiss6753/
Haffid6731/
Hafizz6726/
Haafiz6721/
Haffit6721/
Hafizs6720/
Hafist6713/
Afheid6711/
Hafhid6710/
Afeich679/
Haifei679/
Affaid678/
Ahafij678/
Haafij678/
Atfish678/
Haffij677/
Aashfi677/
Achfid676/
Aufait676/
Hafizt676/
Hahafi676/
Hafaid675/
Haafid675/
Hafaij674/
Hafije674/
Ahfaid674/
Aifaij673/
Haifiz673/
Ahfidh673/
Aefaih673/
Hafieh673/
Afj673/
Hazfiz672/
Affaih672/
Affoij672/
Afá672/
Hafhiz672/
Haffiy672/
Hadfiz672/
Heafiz671/
Gaifio671/
Hafhij671/
Hafiej671/
Asfeid671/
Ashfis671/
Gafioh671/
Gafaih671/
Hafidd671/
Gafaai671/
Haffei671/
Hafoiz671/
Afouyi671/
Afeidz671/
Asfaid671/
Haddfi671/
Asfish671/
Atttfi671/
Afuije671/
Ahafyi671/
Auffiy671/
Haafie671/
Hasfis671/
Hafiey671/
Haifiy671/
Auffie670/
Affitt670/
Hafuis670/

Afi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afi in the Hindi language
अफीaphi78.26
आफीaphi21.74

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