Afiya Surname

329,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Maldives

Afiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Indonesia2411:548,75244,260
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
India1191:6,445,928147,141
Pakistan1041:1,717,73017,624
Cameroon841:247,25124,294
Maldives531:7,626644
Zimbabwe401:385,95635,257
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Afiya (28,857) may also be a first name.

Afiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﻓﻴﺔ, Hindi: आफिया, Marathi: फैयाज, Oriya: ଆଫିୟା, Russian: Афия) is found most in Malawi. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afiya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 329,892nd most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,489,355 people. The last name Afiya is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Afiya live; 27 percent live in Southern Africa and 27 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 28,748th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 28,857 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Other than Malawi this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Afiya Last Name Statistics demography

Afiya earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afiyah914,670/
Asfiya91382/
Afiyat91110/
Hafiya9128/
Aafiya9124/
Affiya9115/
Gafiya9113/
Afiyas913/
Atfiya912/
Aufiya911/
Aifiya911/
Ajfiya911/
Afhiya911/
Afioya911/
Affiyah83176/
Hafiyah83174/
Ashfiya8396/
Aufiyah8347/
Apfiyah8311/
Hafiyat832/
Gajfiya831/
Aasfiya831/
Gafhiya831/
Aafiyah831/
Aafiyat831/
Afaya80206/
Afoya80183/
Afuya80150/
Afija8089/
Afiyo8080/
Afiye8023/
Ofiya8017/
Efiya8016/
Afaia806/
Afoia803/
Afeya803/
Afyia802/
Afiea801/
Haifiyah7720/
Asfhiyah7716/
Athfiyah774/
Hafija734,698/
Affoya73252/
Afaaya73197/
Affaya73176/
Aviyah7368/
Aphiya7350/
Hofiya7327/
Afoiah7326/
Afiyet7326/
Hafiye7325/
Efiyah7321/
Asfaya7320/
Afouya7317/
Afiyeh7315/
Afiyos7315/
Afaiaz7312/
Ofiyah7311/
Gafiye7310/
Hafaya739/
Afijah738/
Afioye738/
Afayat737/
Afieye735/
Aafija734/
Affija733/
Afeiyi733/
Afayas732/
Hafuya732/
Afioah732/
Aafaya731/
Afhija731/
Hafeya731/
Hafaia731/
Afaiha731/
Afoyaa731/
Gafaya731/
Hafijy731/
Afyyaz731/
Afayaz731/
Affoia731/
Af'aya731/
Afaiyo731/
Aefaia731/
Asfeya731/
Offiya731/
Oifiya731/
Afieah731/
Hafiey731/
Afey672,791/
Afay67654/
Afoa67376/
Afij67174/
Afaj67149/
Afoy67123/
Afai67122/
Afoi67101/
Afaa6799/
Hofiyah6791/
Afea6781/
Afau6768/
Afui6762/
Afie6744/
Hafijah6732/
Afei6722/
Ahaviya6722/
Afae6716/
Aphiyat677/
Affiiah675/
Afuy675/
Afye673/
Hofiyat672/
Hafeeya671/
Haffija671/
Aifeyha671/
Afayowa671/
Hafayad671/
Afayaya671/
Affaiah671/
Affieye671/
Asfayaz671/

Afiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺎﻓﻴﺔafyt-
Afiya in the Oriya language
ଆଫିୟାaphiya-
Afiya in the Hindi language
आफियाaphiya88.49
अफियाaphiya7.26
आफीयाaphiya2.01
अफीयाaphiya1.79
आफियaphiya0.22
ाफियाaphiya0.11
Afiya in the Marathi language
फैयाजphaiyaja33.33
आफ़ीयाafiya33.33
अियतaiyata33.33
Afiya in the Russian language
Афияafia-

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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 Afiya
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