Alafifi Surname
Approximately 3,216 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameAlafifi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,288 | 1:40,182 | 4,111 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Israel | 36 | 1:237,712 | 22,042 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Oman | 11 | 1:335,270 | 4,992 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
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.
- mrmostafaAlafifi Demographics
Average Alafifi Salary in
United States
$36,732 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Footnotes
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