Elghafar Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elghafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elghafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Elghafar Last Name Facts

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

Elghafar is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elghafar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elghafar is the 948,111th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elghafar live; 100 percent live in North Africa and 100 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

Elghafar is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Beside Egypt this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elghaffar94277/
Elghafaar941/
Elgafar935/
Elgafare88122/
Alghafar883/
Elghafor881/
Alghaffar8210/
Elghafour824/
Algafar807/
Alghaffaar781/
Algaffar75131/
Allgafar755/
Alghofar755/
Algafaar751/
Alghafor751/
Alghafoor714/
Algofar676/
Algafoor635/
Algafour631/

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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
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  • 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 Elghafar
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