El-Shafey Surname

179,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El-Shafey Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Shafey 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
Egypt2,1661:42,4454,283
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

El-Shafey Last Name Facts

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

The surname El-Shafey has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 179,201st most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,060,708 people. The surname El-Shafey occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of El-Shafey reside; 91 percent reside in North Africa and 91 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,166 people, or 1 in 42,445. Outside of Egypt this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

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-Shafeey95123/
El-Shafiey954/
El-Shafy944/
El Shafey893,455/
El-Shafei892,907/
El-Shafie892,262/
El-Shafee89431/
El-Shafay89155/
El-Shafae894/
El-Chafey891/
El-Safy88367/
El Shafiey84185/
El Shafeey84183/
El Shafeya8416/
El-Shaphey849/
El-Shafeii844/
El-Shafa'y844/
El-Shafaay841/
El-Shafeea841/
El-Shaffee841/
El-Saify82246/
El Shafy8237/
El-Shafi8211/
El Shafe825/
El Safey824/
El Shafei7813,133/
El Shafie783,092/
El Shaafy78596/
El Shafee78429/
El Shafay78247/
El Shafiy78124/
El Shafae78123/
El-Chafei7816/
El-Shafai7815/
El Shafea789/
El Shatfy786/
El Shafye784/
El Saffey782/
El-Shaafi781/
El Shadfy781/
El Shafer781/
El Shafhe781/
El Safy751,165/
El-Safi7555/
El-Sofy755/
El-Sefy755/
El-Sheafai7410/
El Shafaay749/
El Shaffei744/
El Shafaie744/
El Shaf'ei744/
El Shaffee741/
El Shafahy741/
El Saafeya741/
El Shafi71432/
El-Seify71307/
El Saify71278/
El-Soufy71122/
El Saffy7170/
El Shafa7114/
El Sahfy714/
El-Siefy714/
El-Saifi713/
El-Safah712/
El-Saffi711/
El Safei711/
El Safea711/
El Chafe711/
El Shafeesh701/
El Shoufy671,542/
El Shafai67429/
El Sahafi67427/
El Shafii67244/
El Shatfa6742/
El Chafei6735/
El Shatfi676/
El Soufey675/
El Safiya674/
El Suofey674/
El-Chafii674/
El Shaffi673/
El Shadfi672/
El Sejafy671/
El-Seuofy671/
El Sahafa671/
El Shaafi671/
El Shadfa671/
El Shafaa671/
El Shafit671/
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
  • 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-Shafey
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