El Haf Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

El Haf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Haf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates2071:44,2624,507
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

El Haf Last Name Facts

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

El Haf is more frequently found in The United Arab Emirates than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Haf? popularity and diffusion

The last name El Haf is the 1,111,382nd most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of El Haf are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname El Haf is most frequently occurring in The United Arab Emirates, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 44,262. In The United Arab Emirates El Haf is most common in: Ras al-Khaimah, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United Arab Emirates this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 2 percent reside and Lebanon, where 1 percent reside.

El Haf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the El Haf surname is principally Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Haff921/
El Chafe861/
El Hatfe861/
El Haw83706/
El Gaf83239/
El Hab8311/
El Ahf834/
El-Haf833/
El Aaf833/
El Azf832/
El Jaf831/
El Awf831/
El Aft831/
El Afsh77214/
El Hawt77122/
El Houf7779/
El Chab7731/
El Awfe771/
El Affe771/
El Ab73124/
El-Af733/
El Hawsh714/
El Ahaib714/
El Chhab714/
El Chaib712/
El Havdh711/
El Jab67702/
El Hob67436/
El-Haw67183/
El Ahb67122/
El Ayb675/
El Oof674/
El Aib672/
El Jaw671/
El Ch'hab671/
El Chahab671/
El Jayb622,563/
El Ahbh621,129/
El Jaww62671/
El Abhh62336/
El Houb62294/
El Jaab62244/
El Aaww624/
El-Chab624/
El Azfh621/
El Heib621/
El Aayb621/
El-Ab5510/
El Job502/

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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 Haf
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