Elhefny Surname

164,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elhefny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elhefny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,2271:41,2824,194
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Elhefny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elhefny is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elhefny? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 164,440th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,762,527 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Elhefny live; 84 percent live in North Africa and 84 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 2,227 people, or 1 in 41,282. Apart from Egypt this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elhefney931/
Elhefni86406/
Alhefny86312/
Elhifny86184/
Elhafny86122/
Elhefne861/
Elhafney809/
Alhefnay801/
Elafny774/
Alhefni714/
Alhafny713/
Elhifni712/
Alhefne711/
Alhofny711/
Holefny711/
Elefnesh672,898/
Elifna621/
Alhafni5715/
Alhafne571/
Alhifni571/
Elifnesh536,761/
Yelifnesh501/

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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 Elhefny
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