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.
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Afify Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afify Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afify occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afify? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,658th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 191,778 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Afify live; 87 percent live in North Africa and 87 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Afify is also the 253,646th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 1,006 people.
The surname Afify is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 33,070 people, or 1 in 2,780. Besides Egypt this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent are found and Kuwait, where 1 percent are found.
Afify Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Afify surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afify
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