Afif Surname

13,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Afif Surname User-submission:

The Afif surname comes from an Arabic word, which means 'holy', 'pious', 'simple', 'virtuous' and 'protected from sin'.

Afif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen12,5301:2,109328
Indonesia9,1171:14,5061,819
Morocco8,4521:4,079434
Algeria3,1091:12,4262,189
Saudi Arabia2,4251:12,7241,777
Bangladesh1,3521:117,8674,824
Syria9851:19,5951,462
Iran7041:109,06610,462
Lebanon6471:8,7131,339
Iraq5821:60,1752,217
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Jordan4991:17,7202,748
Malaysia4411:66,8804,923
Spain2271:205,95614,023
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Tanzania2091:253,30920,479
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Canada681:541,84745,466
India641:11,985,397216,293
Seychelles591:1,566351
France511:1,302,406132,002
Mexico461:2,698,39621,792
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia381:710,41347,396
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Tunisia291:21,0563,344
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
England261:2,143,00282,017
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
Israel211:407,50632,346
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Palestine141:324,91811,054
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Oman101:368,7975,193
Belize91:39,4972,328
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

Afif (53,118) may also be a first name.

Afif Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Afif surname comes from an Arabic word, which means 'holy', 'pious', 'simple', 'virtuous' and 'protected from sin'.

- afifmuhggni

Afif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afif (Arabic: العفيف, Hindi: अफीफ, Russian: Афиф) is most common in Yemen. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Afif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,050th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 169,695 people. The surname Afif is mostly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Afif reside; 42 percent reside in West Asia and 35 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 17,575th most frequently held given name internationally, held by 53,118 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is held by 12,530 people, or 1 in 2,109. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 38 percent are found, Hadramaut Governorate, where 20 percent are found and Lahij Governorate, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Yemen Afif occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Morocco, where 20 percent are found.

Afif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Afif last name is principally Maronite (71%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Afif are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Afif earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.78% more than the national average, earning $50,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.57% less than the national average, earning $46,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affif894,939/
Afife891,839/
Hafif891,630/
Aafif891,198/
Afiff891,192/
Afief89150/
Afhif8916/
Ahfif8911/
Eafif893/
Gafif892/
Asfif892/
Afaif892/
A'Fif891/
Afift891/
Afifh891/
Haffif801,534/
Gahfif80270/
Affiff80129/
Hafife807/
Ashfif803/
Hafief802/
Hafizf801/
Hafiff801/
Affife801/
Afyf75443/
Afef75126/
Afiv7530/
Afib7515/
Afjf751/
Ofif751/
Afeef671,969/
Afefe671,371/
Hafib675/
Afiev675/
Afeff675/
Hafiv674/
Hafef673/
Aafib673/
Affef673/
Aafef672/
Afayf671/
Ofife671/
Hefif671/
Afhib671/
Afefp671/
Afaiv671/
Afiew671/
Afiwp671/
Affew670/

Afif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afif in the Hindi language
अफीफaphipha-
Afif in the Russian language
Афифafif-
Afif in the Arabic language
العفيفalfyf-
عفيفfyf-

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