Afya Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Afya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Afya (353) may also be a first name.
Afya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﻓﻴﺔ, Hindi: आफया, Russian: Афыа) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 860,770th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Afya reside; 58 percent reside in North Africa and 58 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Afya is also the 463,770th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 353 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Not including Egypt Afya occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aafya | 89 | 378 | / |
| Afyat | 89 | 135 | / |
| Aufya | 89 | 9 | / |
| Afyah | 89 | 6 | / |
| Afyaa | 89 | 6 | / |
| Asfya | 89 | 4 | / |
| Afyaz | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hafya | 89 | 3 | / |
| Afhya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aifya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Afyad | 89 | 1 | / |
| Afyaj | 89 | 1 | / |
| Afaaya | 80 | 197 | / |
| Asfyat | 80 | 4 | / |
| Afeiya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Asfyaa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Haifya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hafyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hafyat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aafyat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afia | 75 | 19,695 | / |
| Afja | 75 | 424 | / |
| Afea | 75 | 81 | / |
| Ofya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Efya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Afaiyaj | 73 | 34 | / |
| Gafoiya | 73 | 25 | / |
| Afaiyad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Asdfyaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affia | 67 | 3,244 | / |
| Afiah | 67 | 2,912 | / |
| Asfia | 67 | 1,038 | / |
| Aafia | 67 | 970 | / |
| Afiat | 67 | 690 | / |
| Hafia | 67 | 190 | / |
| Afija | 67 | 89 | / |
| Gafia | 67 | 47 | / |
| Aufia | 67 | 38 | / |
| Afeah | 67 | 35 | / |
| Aifaiyaj | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aifia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Afjad | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aifaiyah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Azfia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hafja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Afjat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aafja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eafia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Afiad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Afiap | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awfia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Atfia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afiaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afiaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afias | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hafea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afiay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afiha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afjas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afjah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofyas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gofya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afjaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aifja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afeea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aufea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afi'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aefia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afeoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajfia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eafea | 67 | 1 | / |
Afya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afya in the Hindi language | ||
| आफया | aphaya | - |
| Afya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺎﻓﻴﺔ | afyt | 50 |
| ﻋﺎﻓﻲ | afy | 33.33 |
| ﻋﺎﻓﻴﻪ | afyh | 16.67 |
| Afya in the Russian language | ||
| Афыа | afya | - |
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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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- 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 Afya
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