Al Hafis Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Al Hafis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Al Hafis (29) may also be a first name.
Al Hafis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Hafis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Hafis is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Hafis? popularity and diffusion
Al Hafis is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Al Hafis occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Hafis are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 29 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia Al Hafis is primarily concentrated in: Pahang, where 40 percent reside, Perak, where 20 percent reside and Kelantan, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia it is found in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 9 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Hafis
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