Alafiya Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Benin

Alafiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alafiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Alafiya (540) may also be a first name.

Alafiya Last Name Facts

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

Alafiya (Hindi: अलफिया, Marathi: अलािफया) occurs most in India. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Alafiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alafiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alafiya is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Alafiya are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 362,702nd most numerous given name in the world It is held by 540 people.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 40 percent live, Bihar, where 30 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 30 percent live. Excluding India this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 32 percent live and Nigeria, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alafiyah93109/
Allafiyat881/
Alefiya8612/
Alafaia862/
Alefiyah801/
Helafiya801/
Halafaia801/
Alafaj7758/
Alafai7729/
Alafaî7726/
Alafie7712/
Alafay773/
Alafaa773/
Alafey772/
Alafau771/
Alyafei712,024/
Alyafai711,241/
Alyafie71618/
Alyafey71150/
Allafai718/
Halafau715/
Olafaya715/
Alyafay714/
Alafaio713/
Alaifea712/
Galafae712/
Alafaij712/
Alyafae711/
Alafaji711/
Alefeya711/
Aleafai711/
Alafaha711/
Allafey711/
Alafaye711/
Alafaiz711/
Allafij711/
Allafaî711/
Elafeya711/
Alafaih711/
Olafiye711/
Aliafey711/
Aalafaj711/
Olofiya711/
Alhafey711/
Olafioye67379/
Alaviyeh6718/
Allafayi6712/
Alyaffai675/
Alyafaie674/
Alafuoye672/
Alyaffay671/
Aleafeah671/
Alhafaji671/
Galafaie671/
Alyaffei671/
Alyaffie671/
Eliafiye671/
Algafaie671/

Alafiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alafiya in the Hindi language
अलफियाalaphiya61.54
अलफीयाalaphiya31.98
अलाफियाalaphiya3.64
आलफियाalaphiya1.62
आलफीयalaphiya0.4
अलफियalaphiya0.4
आलफीयाalaphiya0.4
Alafiya in the Marathi language
अलािफयाalaiphaya57.14
अलाफीयाalaphiya23.81
अलफीयाalaphiya9.52
आलफीयाalaphiya4.76
अिलफीयाailaphiya4.76

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