All over the world, עאפיה (Aafia 
, עאפיה 
) is a rare girly given name. The first name עאפיה is characteristic of Israel, where it is a rare mostly female, but uncommonly masculine name, Pakistan, where it is a very rare female name, and Saudi Arabia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Southern Asia, particularly Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Much less frequently, עאפיה is the last name as well as the forename.