Alafifi Surname

139,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Alafifi Surname User-submission:

It is an Arabic surname derived from 'chastity'. Chastity among Arabs is the virtue of a person who abstains from illicit physical pleasures, the purity of the body, and is said to leave desires from everything. They are now based in several countries, including Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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Alafifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,2881:40,1824,111
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Israel361:237,71222,042
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Oman111:335,2704,992
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Alafifi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Arabic surname derived from 'chastity'. Chastity among Arabs is the virtue of a person who abstains from illicit physical pleasures, the purity of the body, and is said to leave desires from everything. They are now based in several countries, including Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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Alafifi Last Name Facts

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

Alafifi has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alafifi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alafifi is the 139,071st most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,266,028 people. The surname Alafifi is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Alafifi are found; 75 percent are found in North Africa and 71 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is borne by 2,288 people, or 1 in 40,182. Barring Egypt this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent are found and Morocco, where 4 percent are found.

Alafifi Last Name Statistics demography

Alafifi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.87% less than the national average, earning $36,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Alafifiy931/
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Elafifi861,759/
Alafify86506/
Alafifa869/
Alafefi862/
Elhafifi809/
Elaffifi809/
Alefaifi808/
Alafeefi806/
Alhafifa801/
Elafify712,293/
Elafife715/
Alafefa711/
Elaffify676/
Elafefy574/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alafifi
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