El Sanafy Surname
Approximately 1,171 people bear this surname
El Sanafy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 835 | 1:31,647 | 2,956 |
| Kuwait | 328 | 1:11,587 | 1,609 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
El Sanafy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Sanafy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname El Sanafy occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name El Sanafy? popularity and diffusion
The last name El Sanafy is the 319,360th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,223,353 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of El Sanafy reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name El Sanafy is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is held by 835 people, or 1 in 31,647. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Amanat Al Asimah, where 30 percent reside, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 25 percent reside and Taiz Governorate, where 21 percent reside. Other than Yemen it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 28 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Shanafy | 95 | 1 | / |
| El Sanaf | 94 | 1 | / |
| El Sanafawy | 90 | 190 | / |
| El Esnafy | 89 | 283 | / |
| Al Sanafy | 89 | 224 | / |
| El Isnafy | 89 | 1 | / |
| El Sanefy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Elsanafawy | 84 | 369 | / |
| El Sanfawy | 84 | 40 | / |
| El Sanoufy | 84 | 9 | / |
| Al Sanaf | 82 | 3 | / |
| El Sanfi | 82 | 1 | / |
| El Sanafawi | 80 | 520 | / |
| El-Sanafawy | 80 | 4 | / |
| El Shanoufy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Asnafy | 78 | 4 | / |
| El Sanofi | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al Sanafi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sanafy | 78 | 1 | / |
| El Esnavy | 78 | 1 | / |
| El-Sanafawey | 76 | 1 | / |
| Alsnafy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elsanfawey | 74 | 4 | / |
| Al Sanhafi | 74 | 2 | / |
| Al Sanafeh | 74 | 1 | / |
| El Sanouif | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Sanif | 71 | 925 | / |
| Al Sanfi | 71 | 857 | / |
| Elsanova | 71 | 12 | / |
| Alsanafi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Al Snafi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alsannaf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al Asnaf | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Sinafawi | 70 | 4 | / |
| Elisanova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Al Sanifi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Elysanova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Al Zanafi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Al Zainaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alsanf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Isnafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Sanouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Sinafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Zanoufi | 63 | 1 | / |
| El-Shenoufy | 60 | 9 | / |
| El Chanoufi | 60 | 1 | / |
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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 Sanafy
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