El-Shafei Surname

151,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El-Shafei Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Shafei 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
Egypt2,5931:35,4553,714
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
United States251:14,498,357517,445
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
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El-Shafei Demographics

El-Shafei Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 4 (2014)

United States
Average

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El-Shafei Last Name Facts

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

El-Shafei is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of El-Shafei.

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

The last name El-Shafei is the 151,511th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,506,896 people. El-Shafei is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of El-Shafei reside; 89 percent reside in North Africa and 89 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The surname El-Shafei is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 2,593 people, or 1 in 35,455. Other than Egypt El-Shafei is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

El-Shafei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States El-Shafei are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

El-Shafei earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.87% more than the national average, earning $54,312 USD per year.

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-Shafeii954/
El-Shafi9411/
El Shafei8913,133/
El-Shafey892,381/
El-Shafie892,262/
El-Shafee89431/
El-Chafei8916/
El-Shafai8915/
El-Shafae894/
El-Shaafi891/
El-Safi8855/
El-Shafeey84123/
El-Sheafai8410/
El Shaffei844/
El Shaf'ei844/
El-Shafiey844/
El-Shaffee841/
El-Shafeea841/
El Shafi82432/
El Shafe825/
El-Shafy824/
El-Saifi823/
El Safei821/
El-Saffi821/
El Shafey783,455/
El Shafie783,092/
El Shafee78429/
El Shafai78429/
El Sahafi78427/
El Shafii78244/
El-Shafay78155/
El Shafiy78124/
El Shafae78123/
El Chafei7835/
El Shafea789/
El Shatfi786/
El Shafye784/
El-Chafii784/
El Shaffi783/
El Shadfi782/
El Shafhe781/
El Shaafi781/
El Shafit781/
El Shafer781/
El-Chafey781/
El Safi758,760/
El-Safy75367/
El Shafiey74185/
El Shafeey74183/
El Shafeya7416/
El-Shaphey749/
El Shajifi745/
El-Shafa'y744/
El Shafaie744/
El Shafaai744/
El Shehafi741/
El-Shafaay741/
El Shaffee741/
El-Seify71307/
El-Saify71246/
El Saifi7161/
El-Soufi7139/
El Shafy7137/
El Shafa7114/
El Safai717/
El Safey714/
El Sayfi713/
El-Safah712/
El Chafe711/
El Safea711/
El Sawfi711/
El Shafeesh701/
El Shaafy67596/
El Shafay67247/
El Shatfa6742/
El Shatfy676/
El Safiya674/
El Chafai672/
El Saffey672/
El Shoufi672/
El Chaafi671/
El Sahafa671/
El Shadfa671/
El Shadfy671/
El Shafaa671/
El Sayfie671/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El-Shafei
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