Afish Surname

376,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Afish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen5441:48,5763,919
Lebanon3491:16,1522,146
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England11:55,718,059489,080
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Afish (75) may also be a first name.

Afish Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afish (Russian: Афиш) is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afish? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 376,758th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,679,184 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Afish are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 57 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Afish is also the 1,116,575th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 75 people.

The surname is most widely held in Yemen, where it is carried by 544 people, or 1 in 48,576. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 92 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 8 percent live and Hajjah Governorate, where 1 percent live. Other than Yemen this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 37 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Afish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (85%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hafish9173/
Atfish918/
Afiesh917/
Asfish911/
Afis89928/
Afih8919/
Aafisch832/
Ashfish831/
Hafhish831/
Hafis803,921/
Afesh80823/
Asfih80256/
Afieh8078/
Asfis8076/
Afise8052/
Affis8048/
Aafis8023/
Afios8023/
Afidh8018/
Aafih8017/
Afies8010/
Afiss807/
Hafih806/
Affih806/
Aufih804/
Atfih804/
Awfih804/
Gafis803/
Afois802/
Afeih801/
Afizh801/
Afais801/
Aufis801/
Afishova771/
Afi758,666/
Hafidh732,983/
Hafizh731,315/
Ofishe73314/
Ofiesh73115/
Hafich7365/
Haffis7362/
Hafiss7353/
Aafesh7331/
Hafizs7320/
Hafesh7317/
Hafist7313/
Hafies7311/
Afeich739/
Ofeish736/
Afeesh735/
Hafisz735/
Efeish734/
Hafise734/
Ahafis733/
Gofish733/
Ahfidh733/
Hafieh733/
Afeshe733/
Affaih732/
Offish731/
Gaifis731/
Hafijs731/
Ashfis731/
Gafioh731/
Gafaih731/
Affios731/
Afiche731/
Afisse731/
Hasfis731/
Hafuis730/
Awfi678,399/
Affi676,664/
Hafi676,276/
Asfi673,834/
Aufi671,928/
Aafi671,637/
Atfi671,329/
Afid671,028/
Afit67686/
Afii67309/
Afiz67266/
Azfi67217/
Aifi67208/
Afip67207/
Haffidh67194/
Afeh67181/
Afij67174/
Gafi67133/
Afai67122/
Afio67121/
Afoi67101/
Hafeidh6777/
Afui6762/
Afeiche6760/
Hafitsz6759/
Afes6759/
Hafidst6746/
Afie6744/
Offishe6734/
Afisova6733/
Aïfi6728/
Ofis6727/
Afei6722/
Ahfi6721/
Adfi6719/
Efis6719/
Afič6717/
Affaich6714/
Ofitsch6714/
Afix6713/
Afiy679/
Hafidzh678/
Afha678/
Hafaidh677/
Afhe677/
Eafi676/
Hafeesh674/
Ahfeidh674/
Hafeizh674/
Haffies673/
Hafisse673/
Ofih673/
Oddfish672/
O'Fiesh672/
Affiche672/
Haafizh672/
Hofiesh671/
Hafisce671/
Aeffies671/
Afhi671/
Afhy671/
Apfi671/
Ayfi671/
Afeesrh671/
Auffais671/
Asfeshe671/
Aîfi671/
Ahfaith671/
Afjs671/
Afys671/
Haffiss671/
Hofaish671/

Afish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afish in the Russian language
Афишafis-

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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
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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 Afish
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