Alshafaey Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Alshafaey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alshafaey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548

Alshafaey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alshafaey occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alshafaey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alshafaey is the 1,604,449th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name Alshafaey is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Alshafaey live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The surname Alshafaey is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Barring Egypt this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alshafae942/
Elshafaey89641/
Alshafeey89206/
Alshafeay895/
Alshafaei894/
Alshafiey891/
Alshafaee891/
Elshafae82494/
Alchafae821/
Alsafaei821/
Elshafeay78554/
Elshafaee789/
Alshafeai786/
Alshafeie785/
Elshafaei785/
Alshafa'i781/
Alshafiee781/
Elssafae711/
Elsafaei711/
Alsefaou591/

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