Afify Surname
Approximately 38,000 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 33,070 | 1:2,780 | 388 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,174 | 1:7,392 | 1,035 |
| Kuwait | 299 | 1:12,711 | 1,729 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| United States | 108 | 1:3,356,101 | 190,802 |
| Qatar | 72 | 1:32,750 | 3,419 |
| United Arab Emirates | 46 | 1:199,180 | 13,980 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
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.
- mrmostafaAfify Demographics
Average Afify Salary in
United States
$35,200 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affify | 91 | 345 | / |
| Afifiy | 91 | 341 | / |
| Hafify | 91 | 5 | / |
| Afiffy | 91 | 2 | / |
| Afifey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hafifiy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afiffey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afifi | 80 | 116,825 | / |
| Afifa | 80 | 7,951 | / |
| Afefy | 80 | 1,894 | / |
| Afife | 80 | 1,839 | / |
| Afyfy | 80 | 214 | / |
| Hafifiey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafifi | 73 | 1,109 | / |
| Affifi | 73 | 334 | / |
| Hafifa | 73 | 221 | / |
| Affifa | 73 | 205 | / |
| Adfifi | 73 | 170 | / |
| Afeefy | 73 | 165 | / |
| Aafifi | 73 | 155 | / |
| Afiffa | 73 | 43 | / |
| Afaifa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Afifit | 73 | 17 | / |
| Afiffi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Afifih | 73 | 17 | / |
| Hafife | 73 | 7 | / |
| Afifeh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Afifie | 73 | 6 | / |
| Afeffy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Afiefi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Afyfyh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Afifer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afefey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aafifa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Affefy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afifee | 73 | 1 | / |
| A'Fifi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahfifi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afaifi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afifed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafifie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hafifih | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hafaifa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hafifee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afifieh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hafifiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haffifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affifee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afiefie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afieffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afifeez | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afify
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