El Sawaf Surname

120,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Palestine

El Sawaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Sawaf 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
Jordan4731:18,6942,849
Palestine4171:10,9092,126
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Lebanon721:78,2935,294
Syria691:279,7254,409
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Yemen131:2,032,71513,240
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
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Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Sawaf Demographics

El Sawaf Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 40 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Sawaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Sawaf is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname El Sawaf is the 120,906th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,922,835 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of El Sawaf live; 68 percent live in North Africa and 68 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

El Sawaf is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,593 people, or 1 in 35,455. Besides Egypt this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 12 percent reside and Palestine, where 11 percent reside.

El Sawaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

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 Sawafi942,436/
El Shawaf94306/
El Sawafy9427/
El Sawwaf941/
Elsawaf936,948/
El Swaf931/
El Shawwaf894/
El Sawafih891/
El-Sawaf881,088/
El Safwa88587/
Al Sawaf88566/
Elsawwaf88226/
El Sawfi881/
El Swafy881/
Elswaf861,506/
Elsaaf863/
El Saf861/
El Sawafieh84253/
El Swaify824,365/
Al Sawafi82269/
El-Shawaf82185/
El Sewafy82154/
El Sayyaf82153/
El Sewafe824/
El-Sawafy821/
Al Sawwaf821/
El Safi808,760/
Alsawaf801,403/
El Safy801,165/
El Safa80956/
Elswafy80336/
El Sayf80183/
El Saif8020/
El Safo8017/
El Saff8015/
El Asaf809/
El Syaf804/
El Wasf804/
Elswaaf804/
Elswafi804/
Al Swaf804/
El Sowf803/
El Safh801/
El Isaf801/
El Azaf801/
Al Saaf801/
Elsafwa801/
Elsaiaf801/
El-Swaf801/
Elsayaf801/
El Sewaify785/
Al Sawwafi782/
El Saafeya781/
Elsaf771/
El Wasif752,410/
Elswaify75430/
Al-Sawaf75388/
Alsawwaf75302/
El Saify75278/
El Swify75244/
Alsawafi75185/
Elsewafy75185/
El Swefy75183/
El Safah75164/
El Saffa7581/
El Saffy7570/
El Saifi7561/
El Sayif7513/
El Awsaf759/
El Ausaf759/
Alsawafy758/
El Safai757/
El Safia756/
Elsawify755/
Al Safwa755/
Al Swafi755/
El Wasfi754/
El Swefe754/
El Safey754/
El Sahfy754/
Elsweafy754/
El Sayfi753/
Al Saafi753/
Al Sayaf753/
El Assaf752/
Al Asaaf751/
El Safea751/
El Safei751/
El Asafi751/
El-Sauaf751/
Alsawaff751/
El Swifi751/
El Wasef751/
Elswaafi751/
Elsafi7124,818/
Elsafy714,602/
Al Aswafi71538/
Al-Sawafi71320/
Elsafa71309/
El Wasifi71244/
Alswaf71220/
El Sweify71216/
Al Sahhaf71210/
El Safawy71192/
Elsewaify71186/
El-Swaify71186/
El Waseef71184/
El Sayyif71183/
Al Sayafi71160/
Elsafe71123/
El Sewefy71122/
El Wasify71122/
Elsyaf7120/
El Sef7113/
Elsoaf719/
Al-Sawwaf718/
Ali Saafi718/
El Wassif715/
El Sweifi715/
Alsawwafi715/
El Assafe714/
Al Sayyaf714/
Al Suwaif714/
El Safiya714/
Elsayf714/
El Hossaf713/
El Sewify712/
El Azf712/
El Saffey712/
El Sewifi712/
Al-Sawafy711/
Elisaf711/
El Saoufi711/
El Wasafa711/
El Hazzaf711/
Elh Safou711/
Alsawafia711/
Alsawf711/
Al Saiafi711/
Al Saouaf711/
Al-Saowaf711/
Al-Sauwaf711/
Elsaif711/
Al Sewafy711/
Al Safwah711/
Al Saf711/
Al Swaifi711/
El Sayfie711/
El Yousaf711/
Elswfy711/
Al Safa676,763/
Al Saif674,595/
Elsaify672,334/
Elswify671,029/
Al Safi67929/
Elswefy67859/
El Sufi67854/
El Sufa67763/
El Safiyah67702/
Elisafi67597/
Elwasif67463/
El-Safy67367/
Elwasef67276/
El Seif67240/
Elsaifi67231/
Alsafwa67220/
El Asif67216/
El Wassifi67170/
Elsafah67160/
Elsaefy67122/
El Sfuh67122/
El-Safi6755/
Al Suwaifi6748/
Elsaeva6726/
Eliasaf6714/
El Asfi6714/
El Sofy6713/
El Azfi6711/
Elswifi6710/
Elsafey679/
Elsafiy679/
Elyazaf678/
Al Asaf678/
El Sofo676/
Alsyaaf675/
Elsaffi675/
El Seifawy675/
Al Safy675/
Elsafia675/
Elyasaf674/
El Wassouf674/
El Hossafi674/
Alswafy674/
El Sfah674/
Elsafye674/
Elsaief674/
Elwasfi673/
Elsafeh673/
Alsayaf672/
El Seweify672/
Al Saff672/
El Asfa672/
El Sfay672/
ul Safa672/
Elsf672/
El Saabaab671/
El Saiv671/
Elsaavi671/
El Souf671/
Alu S Fawa671/
Ali S Fawa671/
Elsafuy671/
El Isfi671/
El Sifi671/
El Ssif671/
Elesafi671/
Elh Safiya671/
Elh Saifou671/
El Zafy671/
Alsaafi671/
Al Safo671/
El Wassief671/
El Sify671/
Elssafi671/
Elsafih671/
Elsayef671/
Elseafi671/
Al Sayf671/
Alasaaf671/
Elwasaf671/
ul Saif671/
El Sayoufi671/
El Safaoui671/
El Azfh671/
Elswife671/
Elsyafi671/
Elsafay671/
Elsafee671/
Elsafhe671/
Elsahfy671/
Elseafy671/
El Zabab634/
El Chowav591/
El Shahboub531/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Sawaf
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