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
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
| 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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