Elkefi Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Elkefi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 11 | 1:55,511 | 7,191 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Elkefi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkefi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elkefi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﻔﻲ) is held by more people in Tunisia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkefi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Elkefi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Elkefi live; 85 percent live in North Africa and 85 percent live in Mahgreb.
The surname Elkefi is most numerous in Tunisia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 55,511. Excluding Tunisia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent are found and Mauritania, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkafi | 83 | 4,224 | / |
| Elkhafi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elkhefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alkeyfi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elkiefy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elkahfai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alkafi | 67 | 233 | / |
| Elkofy | 67 | 215 | / |
| Elkafy | 67 | 147 | / |
| Alkofi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alkifi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elkifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkahfi | 62 | 121 | / |
| Alkaifi | 62 | 49 | / |
| Alkhafi | 62 | 16 | / |
| Alkhifi | 62 | 9 | / |
| Elchefy | 62 | 4 | / |
| Elkayfe | 62 | 4 | / |
| Alkkofi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Alkhofi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Alkifai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Alkiefy | 62 | 1 | / |
| Alkayfi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hilkafi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Alkhaifi | 57 | 19 | / |
| Alkhayfi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Alkhawfi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Elkhaifa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hyslkifi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Alkhafaij | 53 | 1 | / |
| Alqifi | 50 | 3 | / |
| Alkofe | 50 | 2 | / |
| Alkafe | 50 | 1 | / |
Elkefi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elkefi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻜﻔﻲ | alkfy | - |
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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 Elkefi
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