El-Hanafi Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

El-Hanafi Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El & Hanafi.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El-Hanafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

El-Hanafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name El-Hanafi is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

It is the 893,754th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. El-Hanafi is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of El-Hanafi reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 57 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The surname is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Without taking into account Morocco El-Hanafi exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 41 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Hanafi895,289/
El-Hanafy89398/
El Hannafi842/
El Hanafy78671/
El Hanefi7818/
El Hanefii741/
El Hanafeh741/
El Hanoufi741/
El Hannoufi7020/
El Hounaifi704/
El Chanoufi701/
El Khannoufi679/
El Hanefy674/
El Henayfeh60179/

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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 El-Hanafi
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