Afishah Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Afishah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Afishah (17) may also be a first name.
Afishah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afishah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afishah is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Afishah.
How Common Is The Last Name Afishah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afishah is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Afishah occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Afishah are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,285,059. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Sana'a Governorate, where 80 percent reside and Sa'dah Governorate, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Yemen it is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafishah | 93 | 7 | / |
| Afisha | 92 | 408 | / |
| Afisah | 92 | 154 | / |
| Afishat | 86 | 217 | / |
| Hafisah | 86 | 214 | / |
| Hafisha | 86 | 16 | / |
| Affisha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aafisha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afeisha | 86 | 0 | / |
| Afisa | 83 | 472 | / |
| Hafizsha | 80 | 28 | / |
| Afiescha | 80 | 13 | / |
| Hafiszah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afoichah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hafissah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afissa | 77 | 216 | / |
| Afaisa | 77 | 146 | / |
| Hafisa | 77 | 104 | / |
| Afisat | 77 | 24 | / |
| Efisha | 77 | 22 | / |
| Avisah | 77 | 20 | / |
| Afisia | 77 | 19 | / |
| Gafisa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aficha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Afesha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ofisha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Afusha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Afusah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Affisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ofisah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afisaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afesah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haffissah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Effisah | 71 | 624 | / |
| Afeissa | 71 | 511 | / |
| Hafisat | 71 | 42 | / |
| Affissa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Hefisha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hafissa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hafaisa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Affeisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hafesah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Affusah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Effisha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afaissa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afoicha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afusa | 67 | 250 | / |
| Afiza | 67 | 165 | / |
| Ofisa | 67 | 112 | / |
| Afesa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Efisa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Afiso | 67 | 4 | / |
| Affeissa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Affaissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afesseah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofaishat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Havaisah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafiszat | 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
- 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 Afishah
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