Al Afari Surname
Approximately 7,604 people bear this surname
Al Afari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 7,472 | 1:3,537 | 527 |
| Oman | 93 | 1:39,656 | 2,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Al Afari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Afari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Afari occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Afari? popularity and diffusion
The surname Al Afari is the 65,625th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 958,383 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Afari reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
This surname is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is held by 7,472 people, or 1 in 3,537. In Yemen Al Afari is most prevalent in: Hajjah Governorate, where 54 percent are found, Hadramaut Governorate, where 18 percent are found and Dhamar Governorate, where 7 percent are found. Barring Yemen it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Oman, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Asfari | 94 | 184 | / |
| Al Hafari | 94 | 11 | / |
| Al Affari | 94 | 6 | / |
| Al Gafari | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Hasfari | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Afara | 88 | 372 | / |
| Al-AFari | 88 | 5 | / |
| Al Afouri | 82 | 401 | / |
| Al-Gafari | 82 | 360 | / |
| Al Hafara | 82 | 29 | / |
| Al Afairy | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Gafary | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al-Gaafari | 78 | 4 | / |
| Al Asfouri | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Gaffari | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Asfairy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Ahfairy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Afoury | 71 | 109 | / |
| Al-Gafary | 71 | 6 | / |
| Al Asfory | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Asfary | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Afoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Asfoury | 67 | 44 | / |
| Al Oufairy | 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 Al Afari
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