El Afia Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

El Afia Surname

176,792^nd

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 2,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Morocco

Highest density in:

Morocco

El Afia Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the word afia, which means 'health' in Arabic and 'fire' in the Moroccan dialect.

El Afia Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Morocco	2,215	1:15,565	2,337
Spain	163	1:286,822	17,546
Italy	16	1:3,822,293	103,776
Belgium	11	1:1,045,149	78,166
Mauritania	5	1:818,973	23,459
France	4	1:16,605,680	368,153
Algeria	1	1:38,631,551	130,422
China	1	1:1,367,321,566	51,149
England	1	1:55,718,059	489,080
Japan	1	1:127,844,293	73,547
Norway	1	1:5,142,286	129,201
United States	1	1:362,458,933	1,988,048

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El Afia (32) may also be a first name.

El Afia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the word afia, which means 'health' in Arabic and 'fire' in the Moroccan dialect.

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El Afia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Afia Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name El Afia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻓﻴﻪ) is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Afia? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 176,792^nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,011,383 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of El Afia live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 92 percent live in Mahgreb. El Afia is also the 1,840,253^rd most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 32 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 2,215 people, or 1 in 15,565. Besides Morocco El Afia is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 7 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
El Aafia	93	25	/
El Afiya	93	16	/
El Affia	93	4	/
El Afiah	93	1	/
El Afi	92	833	/
Elafia	92	494	/
El Fia	92	142	/
El Afa	92	1	/
El Yafiai	88	4	/
El Afiyah	88	4	/
El Hafaia	88	2	/
El Wafi	86	4,118	/
El Wafa	86	2,708	/
El Hafi	86	1,821	/
El Hafa	86	626	/
El Awfi	86	549	/
El Yafi	86	456	/
Eliafia	86	407	/
El Affa	86	340	/
El Afaa	86	214	/
El Aafi	86	208	/
El Fiah	86	170	/
Al Afia	86	137	/
El Avia	86	86	/
Eljafia	86	79	/
El Afih	86	9	/
El Aifa	86	8	/
El Afya	86	4	/
El Fiaa	86	4	/
El Afai	86	4	/
El Affi	86	2	/
El Aifi	86	2	/
Eulafia	86	1	/
El Aafa	86	1	/
El Aufi	86	1	/
Elaafia	86	1	/
Elfia	83	1,108	/
Elafi	83	198	/
Elafa	83	13	/
El Haafaia	82	1	/
El Afiaoui	82	1	/
El Ouafi	80	10,151	/
El Aoufi	80	2,731	/
El Ouafa	80	998	/
El Afoui	80	274	/
Al Aafia	80	256	/
El Figha	80	240	/
El Wafaa	80	183	/
El Aviya	80	51	/
El Afawi	80	18	/
El Yafei	80	10	/
El Afeya	80	9	/
El Affya	80	6	/
El Hafea	80	5	/
El Wafai	80	5	/
El Wafii	80	4	/
El Afawy	80	2	/
El Wafie	80	1	/
El Wafih	80	1	/
El Afiye	80	1	/
El Haffa	80	1	/
El Oaufi	80	1	/
El Aiffa	80	1	/
Elafigha	80	1	/
El Yafiy	80	1	/
El Hafei	80	1	/
Elh Affa	80	1	/
ul Affia	80	1	/
Al Hafia	80	1	/
Ellafi	77	16,277	/
Alafia	77	2,948	/
Elwafi	77	1,048	/
Elwafa	77	790	/
Al Afi	77	727	/
Elavia	77	691	/
Elyafi	77	577	/
Elhafi	77	460	/
El Afw	77	397	/
El Waf	77	266	/
El Ufi	77	244	/
El Haf	77	219	/
El Fui	77	183	/
El Afy	77	153	/
Elfiah	77	104	/
Olafia	77	18	/
Elaifa	77	16	/
El-Afi	77	8	/
Elaffi	77	7	/
Elaiva	77	7	/
El Fiy	77	5	/
El Avi	77	4	/
E Alfa	77	4	/
El Ahf	77	4	/
Elaafi	77	4	/
Elfiya	77	3	/
El Vai	77	3	/
Ulafia	77	3	/
El Aaf	77	3	/
Elaifi	77	3	/
Elafya	77	2	/
Ealafa	77	2	/
Eliafa	77	2	/
El Faa	77	2	/
Elefia	77	2	/
Elafie	77	1	/
El Awf	77	1	/
Elaefa	77	1	/
Elaafa	77	1	/
Al Afa	77	1	/
Ejlafi	77	1	/
Elaffa	77	1	/
Elhafa	77	1	/
Eliafi	77	1	/
El Wafaie	75	239	/
El Ouafai	75	185	/
El Haoufi	75	171	/
El Yafawy	75	157	/
El Houfia	75	11	/
El Ouafaa	75	9	/
El Yafawi	75	7	/
Al Yafiya	75	5	/
El Aouifi	75	4	/
El Ouafay	75	3	/
El Ouaffi	75	2	/
Al Wafiya	75	2	/
El Aouafi	75	1	/
El Ouwafi	75	1	/
El Ouafii	75	1	/
El Afaoui	75	1	/
El Hafawi	75	1	/
Elaf	73	1,816	/
Elfi	73	545	/
Elouafi	71	5,688	/
El Hufi	71	1,312	/
Elaoufi	71	977	/
Al Yafi	71	834	/
Al Awfi	71	770	/
El Wavi	71	762	/
El Oifi	71	486	/
Al Aufi	71	475	/
El Oufi	71	380	/
El Fawa	71	336	/
El Afou	71	288	/
Al Hafi	71	259	/
Al Wafi	71	250	/
Al Aifa	71	246	/
El Fawi	71	200	/
Elouafa	71	175	/
Elafoui	71	170	/
Elfiyah	71	130	/
El Wafy	71	83	/
Al Aifi	71	33	/
Allafia	71	33	/
El Hafy	71	27	/
El Avya	71	26	/
El-Yafi	71	25	/
Alafiya	71	25	/
Elayefa	71	25	/
El-Wafi	71	20	/
El-Hafi	71	16	/
Alhafia	71	15	/
Alafiah	71	14	/
Al Wafa	71	14	/
Alaafia	71	14	/
Al Aafi	71	13	/
Al Afah	71	12	/
Elovaia	71	10	/
Elaivay	71	10	/
Al Afaa	71	10	/
Elfigha	71	9	/
El Fiou	71	9	/
Elvaiah	71	7	/
Ellaffi	71	6	/
Al Yafa	71	5	/
Eloiafi	71	5	/
Alwafia	71	4	/
Al Afih	71	4	/
El Ahfaiwi	71	4	/
El Wifi	71	4	/
El Faay	71	4	/
Elyafei	71	4	/
El Awvi	71	3	/
ul Wafa	71	3	/
Al Affi	71	3	/
Eliafie	71	2	/
Alafaia	71	2	/
Alafiaa	71	2	/
Al Afai	71	2	/
Elowafi	71	2	/
Elwafai	71	2	/
El Wafe	71	1	/
Elaavia	71	1	/
El Affe	71	1	/
El Aouf	71	1	/
El Awfe	71	1	/
Eilavia	71	1	/
El Wafeeya	71	1	/
Elaifai	71	1	/
Yelaifa	71	1	/
y Lafia	71	1	/
Elafiwu	71	1	/
Iluafia	71	1	/
Ulaofia	71	1	/
Yalafia	71	1	/
Eloyafa	71	1	/
El Haouffi	71	1	/
El Haafawy	71	1	/
El Faiy	71	1	/
El Afyaoui	71	1	/
Elhaifi	71	1	/
Elafeya	71	1	/
Elafoea	71	1	/
El-Afiaoui	71	1	/
Al Aafa	71	1	/
El Iffi	71	1	/
El Yafaoui	71	1	/
Elwaffa	71	1	/
Elhaifa	71	1	/
El Hifi	71	1	/
El Aafy	71	1	/
El Haff	71	1	/
El Faei	71	1	/
Elwafay	71	1	/
El Yafey	67	15,787	/
Elaaf	67	6,876	/
Alfia	67	3,422	/
El Hafey	67	2,870	/
Elvia	67	1,671	/
Al Oufia	67	1,428	/
Alafi	67	722	/
Olafa	67	716	/
Ulfia	67	648	/
Alafa	67	647	/
Elefi	67	553	/
El Ouafy	67	547	/
Elafy	67	522	/
Ilafa	67	458	/
El Houfi	67	387	/
Al Wafaa	67	344	/
Al Yafai	67	281	/
Al Yafei	67	266	/
El Youfi	67	253	/
Eliav	67	236	/
Elava	67	213	/
El-Ouafi	67	211	/
Al Yafie	67	203	/
El Ouafaoui	67	171	/
El Ayyaf	67	150	/
Ellouafi	67	136	/
Al Aufah	67	126	/
Elavi	67	112	/
Alafiyah	67	109	/
El Wafeh	67	64	/
Olafi	67	61	/
Al Afawi	67	57	/
Al Awafi	67	43	/
El Vaigh	67	41	/
Elfie	67	40	/
Elafo	67	38	/
Elhaf	67	32	/
Ilafi	67	29	/
Yelfi	67	28	/
Elifi	67	25	/
Islafiah	67	23	/
Elaifoea	67	22	/
Elfio	67	18	/
El Vi	67	17	/
Elouafai	67	16	/
Al Awifi	67	15	/
Eliaf	67	14	/
Al Wafai	67	14	/
Al Aoufi	67	10	/
Elaff	67	10	/
Ulafa	67	9	/
Elaouifi	67	9	/
El Fh	67	9	/
Elauf	67	8	/
Olfia	67	7	/
Elofi	67	7	/
Ulafi	67	6	/
El Va	67	5	/
El Aviye	67	5	/
El Fa	67	5	/
El Fouih	67	5	/
El Aoufy	67	5	/
Elwafaii	67	4	/
Elafouah	67	4	/
Elafighe	67	4	/
Elhaoufi	67	4	/
Elaouafi	67	4	/
Elwaf	67	4	/
El-Wafai	67	3	/
Elafioui	67	3	/
El-Af	67	3	/
Elfih	67	2	/
Ilfia	67	2	/
El Haouf	67	2	/
Al Aifah	67	2	/
Al Hafei	67	2	/
Al Hayfa	67	2	/
El Waffaoui	67	2	/
Eilaf	67	2	/
Al Yafii	67	2	/
Elaeefay	67	2	/
Eelaf	67	1	/
El Ouavi	67	1	/
Elfiy	67	1	/
Eliafiye	67	1	/
Elouafay	67	1	/
Elvai	67	1	/
El Ayouf	67	1	/
Alafiayo	67	1	/
Ali Wafa	67	1	/
El Wafey	67	1	/
El Aafou	67	1	/
El Aiffaoui	67	1	/
El Aifou	67	1	/
Elh Wafy	67	1	/
Elhafigh	67	1	/
El-Figha	67	1	/
Al Wahfi	67	1	/
Al Ayafi	67	1	/
Al Ayofi	67	1	/
Alafiawè	67	1	/
El Affou	67	1	/
Elfai	67	1	/
El Ouaif	67	1	/
El Oufie	67	1	/
Al Haifi	67	1	/
Elfhi	67	1	/
El'ouafi	67	1	/
Elaaoufi	67	1	/
Aelaf	67	1	/
Ali Wafi	67	1	/
Al Hafiy	67	1	/
El Fawah	67	1	/
Elwafaei	67	1	/
Elwafaey	67	1	/
Elafe	67	1	/

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El Afia Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
El Afia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻓﻴﻪ	alafyh	73.91
ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻓﻴﺔ	alafyt	26.09

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