Al Afri Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Al Afri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al Afri 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
Yemen351:755,00811,174
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Al Afri Last Name Facts

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

Al Afri is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Afri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al Afri is the 2,746,821st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Afri are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 755,008. In Yemen Al Afri is most common in: Sana'a Governorate, where 54 percent live, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 11 percent live and Dhamar Governorate, where 11 percent live. Other than Yemen Al Afri occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 28 percent live and Syria, where 2 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 Aifri93257/
Al Hafri93136/
Al Afrai933/
Al Aufri932/
Al Gafri931/
Al Afra866/
Al Afry861/
Al Hafra80170/
Al-Gafri807/
Al Afraj803/
Al Hofri802/
Al-Hafri801/
Al Aifra801/
Al Aifry801/
Al Hefri801/
Al Hefry674/
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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 Afri
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