El-Orfi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

El-Orfi Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Orfi 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
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

El-Orfi Last Name Facts

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

The surname El-Orfi is more commonly found in Libya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

El-Orfi is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of El-Orfi reside; 100 percent reside in North Africa and 80 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Libya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,560,994. Other than Libya El-Orfi exists in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 20 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 Orfi86444/
El-Urfi861/
El-Orfa861/
El Horfi80149/
El Ourfi802/
El-Herfi801/
El-Harfi801/
El Hourfi751/
El Urfi71397/
El Orfa719/
El Arfi714/
El-Arfa714/
El Harfi671,097/
El Herfi676/
El Arfai671/
El Harfish594/
El Arfy5735/
El Arfa576/
El Arfe571/
El Harfy53648/
El Harfa535/
El Harfeh504/
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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 El-Orfi
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