Afifi Surname
Approximately 116,825 people bear this surname
Afifi Surname User-submission:
It is an Arabic surname derived from 'chastity'. Chastity among Arabs is the virtue of a person who abstains from illicit physical pleasures, the purity of the body, and is said to leave desires from everything. They are now based in several countries, including Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 79,564 | 1:1,155 | 166 |
| Saudi Arabia | 11,528 | 1:2,677 | 335 |
| Sudan | 8,400 | 1:4,465 | 642 |
| Morocco | 6,100 | 1:5,652 | 673 |
| Indonesia | 1,921 | 1:68,844 | 7,424 |
| Yemen | 1,755 | 1:15,057 | 1,699 |
| Iran | 1,592 | 1:48,230 | 5,425 |
| Jordan | 941 | 1:9,397 | 1,745 |
| Algeria | 906 | 1:42,640 | 7,565 |
| Kuwait | 877 | 1:4,334 | 585 |
| United States | 532 | 1:681,314 | 54,178 |
| Israel | 443 | 1:19,317 | 2,871 |
| Malaysia | 384 | 1:76,808 | 5,485 |
| United Arab Emirates | 296 | 1:30,954 | 3,362 |
| Qatar | 190 | 1:12,411 | 1,349 |
| France | 189 | 1:351,443 | 52,732 |
| Palestine | 148 | 1:30,735 | 4,063 |
| Thailand | 147 | 1:480,533 | 84,247 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Oman | 102 | 1:36,157 | 2,454 |
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Lebanon | 67 | 1:84,136 | 5,493 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Cyprus | 20 | 1:44,244 | 4,510 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Tunisia | 14 | 1:43,616 | 6,025 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Afifi (5,020) may also be a first name.
Afifi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is an Arabic surname derived from 'chastity'. Chastity among Arabs is the virtue of a person who abstains from illicit physical pleasures, the purity of the body, and is said to leave desires from everything. They are now based in several countries, including Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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Afifi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Afifi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afifi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afifi (Arabic: العفيفي, Russian: Афифи) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afifi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,833rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 62,380 people. Afifi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Afifi reside; 81 percent reside in North Africa and 75 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 95,989th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 5,020 people.
The surname Afifi is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 79,564 people, or 1 in 1,155. Outside of Egypt Afifi occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent live and Sudan, where 7 percent live.
Afifi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Afifi last name is predominantly Sunni (85%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Afifi last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.46% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Afifi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.86% less than the national average, earning 208,117 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.85% more than the national average, earning $54,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $55,382 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafifi | 91 | 1,109 | / |
| Afifiy | 91 | 341 | / |
| Affifi | 91 | 334 | / |
| Adfifi | 91 | 170 | / |
| Aafifi | 91 | 155 | / |
| Afifih | 91 | 17 | / |
| Afiffi | 91 | 17 | / |
| Afifit | 91 | 17 | / |
| Afifie | 91 | 6 | / |
| Afiefi | 91 | 4 | / |
| A'Fifi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afaifi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ahfifi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hafifie | 83 | 9 | / |
| Hafifih | 83 | 6 | / |
| Afifieh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hafifiz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afiefie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haffifi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hafifiy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afify | 80 | 38,000 | / |
| Afifa | 80 | 7,951 | / |
| Afife | 80 | 1,839 | / |
| Afefi | 80 | 138 | / |
| Ofifi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Efifi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hafifiey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hazfizfi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affify | 73 | 345 | / |
| Hafifa | 73 | 221 | / |
| Affifa | 73 | 205 | / |
| Efifie | 73 | 78 | / |
| Afiffa | 73 | 43 | / |
| Afaifa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Afeefi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hafife | 73 | 7 | / |
| Afifeh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hafify | 73 | 5 | / |
| Afiffy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afifer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aafifa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afifee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofifit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofaifi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afefio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afifed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afifey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofiofio | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hafaifa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hafifee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afifeez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affifee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afieffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afiffey | 67 | 1 | / |
Afifi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afifi in the Russian language | ||
| Афифи | afifi | - |
| Afifi in the Arabic language | ||
| العفيفي | alfyfy | - |
| عفيفى | fyfy | - |
| عفيفي | fyfy | - |
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