Around the world, عفيفة (عفيفة 
, Afifa 
, Affifa 
) is a common predominantly girly, but very seldom masculine given name. The first name عفيفة is characteristic of Tunisia, where it is quite a common feminine name, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Bangladesh, where it is quite a rare principally girly, but very infrequently masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, India, and Bangladesh. Very seldom, عفيفة is the last name as well as the forename.
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| عفيفة | Lebanon, Syria, Algeria, Iraq, Morocco |
| Afifa | Indonesia, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, India |
| Affifa | Indonesia, Pakistan, Morocco, Malaysia, India |
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عفيفة كرم Lebanese-American journalist, novelist, and translator, US (b. 1883) |
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عفيفة إسكندر Iraqi singer, IQ (b. 1921) |
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| عفيفة الشرتونية Lebanese writer, LB (b. 1886) |
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| عفيفة صعب Lebanese journalist, LB (b. 1900) |
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| عفيفة الحصني Syrian teacher and poet, SY (b. 1918) |
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| عفيفة لعيبي Iraqi painter, IQ (b. 1953) |
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| عفيفة فاعور Lebanese actress, LB |
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