Elkafi Surname
Approximately 4,224 people bear this surname
Elkafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 3,243 | 1:5,952 | 638 |
| Morocco | 682 | 1:50,551 | 8,318 |
| Tunisia | 269 | 1:2,270 | 274 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Elkafi (21) may also be a first name.
Elkafi Demographics
Elkafi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Elkafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elkafi is found in Syria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Elkafi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkafi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 110,100th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,725,271 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Elkafi live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 21 people.
It is most common in Syria, where it is borne by 3,243 people, or 1 in 5,952. In Syria it is most common in: Aleppo Governorate, where 59 percent are found, Damascus Governorate, where 27 percent are found and Hama Governorate, where 6 percent are found. Barring Syria Elkafi occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 16 percent are found and Tunisia, where 6 percent are found.
Elkafi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Shiite (75%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhafi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Elkahfai | 86 | 4 | / |
| Elkhazfi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alkafi | 83 | 233 | / |
| Elkafy | 83 | 147 | / |
| Elkefi | 83 | 13 | / |
| Alkahfi | 77 | 121 | / |
| Alkaifi | 77 | 49 | / |
| Alkhafi | 77 | 16 | / |
| Elkoufi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Elkhafa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Elkayfe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hilkafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alkayfi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Islkafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elkhotfi | 71 | 204 | / |
| Alkhaifi | 71 | 19 | / |
| Elqafich | 71 | 4 | / |
| Elkhafer | 71 | 2 | / |
| Elkhafyz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elkhaifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkhawfi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkhayfi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elkofy | 67 | 215 | / |
| Alkofi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alkafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkhafaij | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Elkafi
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