Elghaffar Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elghaffar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elghaffar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Elghaffar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elghaffar is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elghaffar? popularity and diffusion

Elghaffar is the 945,594th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. Elghaffar is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elghaffar are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Besides Egypt this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elghafar94276/
Alghaffar8910/
Elghafaar891/
Elgafar885/
Alghaffaar841/
Algaffar82131/
Elgafare82122/
Alghafar823/
Elghafor821/
Elghafour784/
Algafar757/
Allgafar715/
Alghofar715/
Algafaar711/
Alghafor711/
Alghafoor674/
Algofar636/
Algafoor595/
Algafour591/

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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 Elghaffar
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