Alafify Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Alafify 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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Alafify Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alafify 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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Alafify Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alafify is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alafify? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 610,848th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. The last name Alafify is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Alafify reside; 60 percent reside in North Africa and 60 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 301,429. Besides Egypt this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 39 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alafifiy931/
Alafifi863,216/
Elafify862,293/
Alafifa869/
Elaffify806/
Al'afifi801/
Alhafifa801/
Aliafifih751/
Elafifi711,759/
Elafife715/
Elafefy714/
Alafefi712/
Alafefa711/
Elafyfy711/
Elhafifi679/
Elaffifi679/
Alefaifi678/
Alafeefi676/
Elafeefy671/
Elafefe571/

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