Alhefny Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Alhefny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alhefny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Alhefny Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alhefny Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Alhefny is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alhefny? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alhefny is the 868,551st most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Alhefny live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 301,429. Apart from Egypt Alhefny occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 2 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alhefnay931/
Elhefny862,638/
Alhefni864/
Alhafny863/
Alhofny861/
Alhefne861/
Elhefney801/
Elhefni71406/
Elhifny71184/
Elhafny71122/
Alhafni7115/
Galefne711/
Alhafne711/
Alhifni711/
Elhefne711/
Alesfne711/
Holefny711/
Elhafney679/
Elafny624/
Alifna621/
Alafni621/
Allifni5721/
Elhifni572/

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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
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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alhefny
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