Afirah Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Afirah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afirah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Afirah (91) may also be a first name.

Afirah Last Name Facts

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

Afirah is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Afirah.

How Common Is The Last Name Afirah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Afirah live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 998,282nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 91 people.

It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 6,612,460. In Indonesia Afirah is mostly concentrated in: Central Kalimantan, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 33 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afirrah92342/
Hafirah9254/
Affirah922/
Afira91439/
Hafirahs861/
Afiroh8364/
Afitra8335/
Afeira8331/
Avirah8325/
Afhira8320/
Gafira8318/
Hafira8312/
Affira834/
Afiera834/
Asfira834/
Aferah833/
Efirah832/
Afaira831/
Aifira831/
Afirea831/
Afurah831/
Afirap831/
Afirad831/
Afiraz831/
Afirat831/
Hafiroh7746/
Gafeira7738/
Affeira7736/
Hafitra7724/
Atfiroh774/
Hafiera771/
Hafirza771/
Afirgau771/
Afuraha771/
Aferash771/
Affiera771/
Affitra771/
Afeerah771/
Afera737,097/
Afura73860/
Efira7375/
Afiro7315/
Ofira736/
Hafirass711/
Ofiera67120/
Afiero6793/
Gafera6793/
Hafera6791/
Afuera6780/
Averah6753/
Afiroj6747/
Aferza6725/
Asfera6718/
Afeera6716/
Afitro6713/
Afuray6711/
Afiroz6710/
Afairo679/
Afyora677/
Ofoira674/
Aferaj673/
Afeara673/
Aphira672/
Evfira672/
Avurah672/
Affera672/
Offira672/
Uifira671/
Aphairath671/
Afeura671/
Osfira671/
Efiraj671/
Azfera671/
Eferah671/
Hafura671/
Affiro671/
Afioro671/
Affura671/
Afurai671/
Afurea671/
Afhura671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Afirah
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