Elkafas Surname

340,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Elkafas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkafas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8851:103,8828,743
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Elkafas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elkafas is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkafas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 340,053rd most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,741,486 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Elkafas live; 82 percent live in North Africa and 82 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 885 people, or 1 in 103,882. Excluding Egypt it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 16 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Elkafas Last Name Statistics demography

Elkafas earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.32% less than the national average, earning $32,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkaffas931,006/
Elkafash934/
Elkafass931/
Elkaffash88128/
Elkaffass8817/
Alkafas86215/
Elkafah865/
Elkhafa864/
Alkaffas80337/
Alkafash805/
Elkahfai804/
Elqaffas804/
Elkhaifa801/
Alqafas715/
Elkoufa711/
Alqaffas67288/
Alqafash671/
Ilcafass671/
Alkhofash631/
Alqaffass631/

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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 Elkafas
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