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 carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elshafey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 25,501st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 344,809 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 155 people.

This surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 19,250 people, or 1 in 4,776. Apart from Egypt Elshafey occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.

Elshafey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Elshafey are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Elshafeiy94336/
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Elshaf'ey949/
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Elshafie8823,185/
Elshafei8810,394/
Elshafee885,259/
Elshafay882,208/
Alshafey881,296/
Elshafiy881,079/
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Elshafhy88305/
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Elshafea888/
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Elsaify802,334/
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Alshafee753,891/
Alshafei751,921/
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Haelsafy751/
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Gilshafe750/
Elsafi7124,818/
Elsefy711,537/
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Alsafe71163/
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Elshaphei719/
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Al'shafie711/
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Elshaphay711/
Elseify671,651/
Alshafi671,057/
Elsoufy67367/
Elsiefy67281/
Alsaify67266/
Elsaifi67231/
Elsafah67160/
Hillshafer6741/
Elsafat6732/
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Elsiofy679/
Elseufy678/
Alshafa676/
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Alsafeh675/
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Elsoify674/
Elsuofy674/
Allsafe673/
Elchafi672/
Alshofe672/
Elshefi671/
Elesafi671/
Alsafee671/
Alsayfe671/
Elssafi671/
Elsafih671/
Elseafi671/
Alsafei671/
Alsahfy671/
Elsoefy671/
Elsofay671/
Elsoofy671/
Elsuefy671/
Elsuify671/
Elseufe671/
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Footnotes

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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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