El Shoufy Surname

255,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

El Shoufy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Shoufy 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
Yemen4791:55,1684,270
Lebanon4171:13,5181,886
Syria3091:62,4632,883
Jordan2541:34,8134,131
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Shoufy Demographics

El Shoufy Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 450 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Shoufy Last Name Facts

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

El Shoufy is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 255,797th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,726,035 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of El Shoufy reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 64 percent reside in Levant.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 479 people, or 1 in 55,168. In Yemen El Shoufy is most common in: Ibb Governorate, where 53 percent reside, Amanat Al Asimah, where 40 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent reside. Beside Yemen this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 27 percent reside and Syria, where 20 percent reside.

El Shoufy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the El Shoufy surname is principally Druze (90%) 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 Soufy94122/
El Soufey895/
El Shoufa895/
El Shoufi892/
El Sofy8813/
El Seyoufy849/
El Soufi8240,322/
El Siofy82122/
El-Soufy82122/
El Shafy8237/
El Sahfy824/
El Seufy821/
El Shafey783,455/
El Shaafy78596/
El Shafay78247/
El Shafiy78124/
El Choufi7821/
El Shatfy786/
El Suofey784/
El Souefi784/
El Soufeh784/
El Shadfy781/
El Souffi781/
El Soufid781/
El Safy751,165/
El Sufi75854/
El Sufa75763/
El-Sofy755/
El Shafiey74185/
El Shafeey74183/
El Shafaay749/
El Seyoufi745/
El-Seioufy744/
El Shafahy741/
El Sayoufi741/
El Shafi71432/
El Seify71429/
El Zoufi71288/
El Saify71278/
El Saffy7170/
El-Soufi7139/
El Shafa7114/
El Shafe715/
El-Shafy714/
El Safey714/
El Chufi713/
El Shafei6713,133/
El Shafie673,092/
El-Shafey672,381/
El Shafai67429/
El Shafee67429/
El Sahafi67427/
El Shafii67244/
El-Shafay67155/
El Shafea679/
El Shatfi676/
El Shaffi673/
El Shadfi672/
El Saffey672/
El-Seuofy671/
El Shafhe671/
El Shafer671/
El Sahafa671/
El Sejafy671/
El Shafaa671/
El Shafit671/
El Shaafi671/
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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 Shoufy
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