Al Hafez Surname
Approximately 6,253 people bear this surname
Al Hafez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,856 | 1:9,253 | 1,178 |
| Syria | 2,333 | 1:8,273 | 804 |
| Kuwait | 289 | 1:13,151 | 1,828 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 156 | 1:58,733 | 5,781 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Lebanon | 108 | 1:52,195 | 4,258 |
| Palestine | 103 | 1:44,164 | 4,816 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Al Hafez Demographics
Al Hafez Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Hafez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Hafez Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Hafez occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Hafez? popularity and diffusion
It is the 78,145th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,165,448 people. The last name Al Hafez occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Al Hafez live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 57 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname Al Hafez is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 2,856 people, or 1 in 9,253. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Taiz Governorate, where 18 percent reside, Al Jawf Governorate, where 15 percent reside and Ibb Governorate, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Yemen it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 37 percent reside and Kuwait, where 5 percent reside.
Al Hafez Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Sunni (97%) in Lebanon.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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