Elshafey Surname

25,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elshafey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elshafey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt19,2501:4,776628
Saudi Arabia1,7091:18,0552,487
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Qatar471:50,1704,949
United States331:10,983,604436,696
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
England41:13,929,515290,718
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Elshafey (155) may also be a first name.

Elshafey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elshafey is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elshafey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,501st most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 344,809 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Elshafey live; 91 percent live in North Africa and 91 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 738,219th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 155 people.

The last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 19,250 people, or 1 in 4,776. Not including Egypt this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.

Elshafey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elshafey surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

Elshafey earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.52% less than the national average, earning $35,588 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Elshafiy881,079/
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Elseify671,651/
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Alsaify67266/
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Elsafah67160/
Hillshafer6741/
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Elchafi672/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elshafey
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