Afify Surname

14,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Afify 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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Afify Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt33,0701:2,780388
Saudi Arabia4,1741:7,3921,035
Kuwait2991:12,7111,729
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Qatar721:32,7503,419
United Arab Emirates461:199,18013,980
England201:2,785,90397,972
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Austria101:851,54467,454
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Afify (1,006) may also be a first name.

Afify 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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Afify Last Name Facts

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

Afify is found most in Egypt. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afify? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,658th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 191,778 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Afify are found; 87 percent are found in North Africa and 87 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 253,646th most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 1,006 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 33,070 people, or 1 in 2,780. Excluding Egypt Afify is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live and Kuwait, where 1 percent live.

Afify Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afify surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the party.

Afify earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year.

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