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.
Read More About This SurnameAfifi Surname Distribution Map
| 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.
- mrmostafaAfifi Demographics
Average Afifi Salary in
United States
$54,304 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Afifi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afifi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afifi (Arabic: العفيفي, Russian: Афифи) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afifi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afifi is the 4,833rd most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 62,380 people. This last name 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 forename globally It is held by 5,020 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 79,564 people, or 1 in 1,155. Without taking into account Egypt this surname exists in 71 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent are found and Sudan, where 7 percent are found.
Afifi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Afifi surname is principally Sunni (85%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Afifi surname are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.46% registered to vote for the 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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