El-Chafei Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Qatar

El-Chafei Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Chafei Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

El-Chafei Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Chafei Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname El-Chafei is carried by more people in Qatar than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of El-Chafei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Chafei? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name El-Chafei is predominantly found in Asia, where 44 percent of El-Chafei live; 44 percent live in West Asia and 38 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most numerous in Qatar, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 393,000. Outside of Qatar El-Chafei occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Shafei892,907/
El Chafei8935/
El-Chafii894/
El-Chafie892/
El-Chafey891/
El-Hafi8816/
El-Shafeii844/
El-Chaffie841/
El-Hafez82123/
El-Shafi8211/
El-Hafiz8210/
El-Hafid826/
El-Hafed826/
El-Khafi821/
El Hafei821/
El Chafe821/
El Shafei7813,133/
El-Shafey782,381/
El-Shafie782,262/
El-Shafee78431/
El-Shafai7815/
El-Hafedh786/
El-Shafae784/
El Chafai782/
El-Shaafi781/
El Chaafi781/
El-Hafeez781/
El Hafi751,821/
El-Safi7555/
El-Hafy754/
El-Hofi751/
El-Shafeey74123/
El-Sheafai7410/
El-Khafaji749/
El-Shafiey744/
El Shaffei744/
El Shaf'ei744/
El-Shafeea741/
El-Shaffee741/
El Hafey712,870/
El Hafid711,623/
El Hafed711,340/
El Hafez71465/
El Shafi71432/
El Hadfi71412/
El Hafit71325/
El Hafiz71280/
El Khafi71273/
El-Khafy716/
El Shafe715/
El Hafer715/
El Hafea715/
El-Shafy714/
El-Saifi713/
El Hafet712/
El-Saffi711/
El Safei711/
El Hatfe711/
El Shafey673,455/
El Shafie673,092/
El Hafedh67607/
El Shafai67429/
El Shafee67429/
El Sahafi67427/
El Shafii67244/
El-Shafay67155/
El Shafiy67124/
El Shafae67123/
El Choufi6721/
El Hafidh6713/
El Shafea679/
El Shatfi676/
El Shafye674/
El Hafees673/
El Shaffi673/
El Shadfi672/
El Hafaia672/
El Shafhe671/
El Shaafi671/
El Shafer671/
El Shafit671/
El-Khaify671/
El Hafith671/
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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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  • 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 El-Chafei
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