Al-Afifi Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Qatar

Al-Afifi Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al & Afifi.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al-Afifi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
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Al-Afifi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Afifi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al-Afifi is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Afifi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,459,453rd most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. Al-Afifi occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Al-Afifi live; 84 percent live in North Africa and 84 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

It is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Aside from Egypt this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 4 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Afifi884,656/
Al-Afifa881/
Al-Hafefi82269/
Al Hafifi822/
Al Affifi821/
Al Hafeifi781/
Al Afify755/
Al Afifa751/
Al Afeefi716/
Al Efaifi711/

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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 Al-Afifi
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