Chafei Surname
Approximately 489 people bear this surname
Chafei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Tunisia | 12 | 1:50,886 | 6,752 |
| Algeria | 11 | 1:3,511,959 | 46,373 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Chafei (196) may also be a first name.
Chafei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chafei (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻓﻌﻲ) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafei? popularity and diffusion
Chafei is the 626,382nd most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 14,902,957 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Chafei live; 85 percent live in North Africa and 61 percent live in Mahgreb. Chafei is also the 648,004th most common first name internationally, held by 196 people.
Chafei is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Outside of Morocco it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 25 percent live and Tunisia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chafei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chafei in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻓﻌﻲ | alshafy | - |
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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 Chafei
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