Elkefi Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tunisia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Elkefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tunisia111:55,5117,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Elkefi Last Name Facts

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

Elkefi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﻔﻲ) occurs most in Tunisia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkefi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Elkefi is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Elkefi reside; 85 percent reside in North Africa and 85 percent reside in Mahgreb.

Elkefi is most frequently held in Tunisia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 55,511. Without taking into account Tunisia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent are found and Mauritania, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkafi834,224/
Elkhafi772/
Elkhefa771/
Alkeyfi771/
Elkiefy771/
Elkahfai714/
Alkafi67233/
Elkofy67215/
Elkafy67147/
Alkofi676/
Alkifi672/
Elkifa671/
Alkahfi62121/
Alkaifi6249/
Alkhafi6216/
Alkhifi629/
Elchefy624/
Elkayfe624/
Alkkofi621/
Alkhofi621/
Alkifai621/
Alkiefy621/
Alkayfi621/
Hilkafi621/
Alkhaifi5719/
Alkhayfi571/
Alkhawfi571/
Elkhaifa571/
Hyslkifi571/
Alkhafaij531/
Alqifi503/
Alkofe502/
Alkafe501/

Elkefi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elkefi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻜﻔﻲalkfy-

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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 Elkefi
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