Hafez Surname

2,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Hafez Surname User-submission:

Meaning: preserver or keeper.

Hafez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt114,6481:802111
Iraq38,9381:899140
Saudi Arabia17,4111:1,772190
Sudan5,6001:6,698972
Syria5,5481:3,479406
Iran4,8351:15,8812,068
Jordan3,5191:2,513484
Bangladesh2,6131:60,9863,114
Lebanon1,6471:3,423652
Kuwait1,3791:2,756346
United Arab Emirates1,1391:8,0441,005
United States6711:540,17744,793
Yemen6521:40,5303,488
Palestine6221:7,3131,557
Pakistan4461:400,5477,554
Qatar2371:9,9491,090
Canada1981:186,08918,399
England1641:339,74424,836
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
India1391:5,518,456133,501
Malaysia1381:213,72612,448
France1251:531,38273,029
Oman871:42,3902,652
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Australia321:843,61652,533
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Libya251:249,7591,033
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Tunisia211:29,0774,362
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Greece161:692,48777,522
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Finland131:422,82327,659
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Panama101:391,2268,067
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Norway71:734,61250,907
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
China41:341,830,39216,990
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Hafez (80,267) may also be a first name.

Hafez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: preserver or keeper.

- mohamedhafez2003

Hafez Last Name Facts

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

Hafez (Arabic: حفظ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻓﻆ) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hafez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hafez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hafez is the 2,771st most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 36,164 people. The surname Hafez occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Hafez live; 60 percent live in North Africa and 60 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 12,332nd most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 80,267 people.

Hafez is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 114,648 people, or 1 in 802. Other than Egypt this last name is found in 77 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 19 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live.

Hafez Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hafez last name is predominantly Sunni (88%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Hafez last name are 7.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.53% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hafez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.17% less than the national average, earning 258,975 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.33% less than the national average, earning R 103,788 per year; in United States they earn 22.39% more than the national average, earning $52,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.62% more than the national average, earning $55,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hafeez91173,418/
Hafetz91535/
Hafiez91428/
Hafezz91222/
Haffez91164/
Hafeiz91147/
Khafez9116/
Hafeaz915/
Hafe'z914/
Hafedz914/
Haferz911/
Chafez911/
Ahafez911/
Hafe89431/
Afez8913/
Chafetz83398/
Hafeitz8349/
Haffeez8336/
Khafeez8323/
Hafiezh8317/
Hafeezh839/
Haifetz836/
Hafeezc835/
Hafeezz834/
Hafeizh834/
Hadfeez833/
Haifeez833/
Hafeesz832/
Hafeezs832/
Hafeezx832/
Haffiez832/
Hazfeez831/
Hasfeez831/
Hafeezj831/
Hafeedz831/
Hafeerz831/
Hayfetz831/
Hajfeez831/
Hafiz80159,907/
Afeez809,097/
Haufe806,515/
Hafer806,443/
Chafe803,930/
Hafed803,069/
Hafey80777/
Hafes80657/
Hafee80404/
Hefez80101/
Hafie8078/
Hafej8064/
Khafe8057/
Afezz8054/
Asfez8036/
Hafyz8015/
Hafet8013/
Haffe8012/
Hafei806/
Haafe805/
Hafeh805/
Gafez804/
Hafea803/
Hadfe803/
Affez803/
Hasfe803/
Haife802/
Hafız802/
Havfe801/
Hafjz801/
Ahfez801/
Afiez801/
Haşfe801/
Hafex800/
Chaifetz77278/
Chaffetz7727/
Hahafeez772/
Afe755,013/
Hafidz734,945/
Chafer732,738/
Hauffe732,021/
Haffey731,834/
Hafizh731,315/
Chaffe731,040/
Hafedh73686/
Haffer73618/
Heafey73503/
Chafei73489/
Chafee73460/
Chafey73319/
Hafees73309/
Hafeej73284/
Haffiz73259/
Khafiz73177/
Hafeet73135/
Haffie73123/
Haifer73121/
Hafeed73109/
Heffez73101/
Gaffez73101/
Hefetz7396/
Chafes7384/
Haufer7376/
Heafer7374/
Chafie7360/
Hafaiz7359/
Hafitz7350/
Hafets7335/
Hafizz7326/
Heifez7324/
Haafiz7321/
Hafizs7320/
Khafeh7318/
Hafesh7317/
Hafydz7315/
Hafeer7314/
Khafei7314/
Ahafiz7312/
Khafyz7312/
Hafies7311/
Hayfer7310/
Chafiz7310/
Hefeez7310/
Haifei739/
Haffet739/
Khafee738/
Chafeh737/
Hafizt736/
Hafeea736/
Chahfe735/
Haffee735/
Chaafe735/
Hafisz735/
Hafije734/
Hafycz734/
Haffes734/
Hafise734/
Jafeez734/
Haufes734/
Hafioz734/
Gafeez733/
Haifiz733/
Hafieh733/
Hatfer732/
Haffej732/
Khaife732/
Chaufe732/
Hazfiz732/
Hafess732/
Chafea732/
Haffed732/
Ahafer732/
Khafes732/
Hafhiz732/
Hadfiz732/
Chafhe731/
Chaife731/
Haufee731/
Heafex731/
Heafiz731/
Hofeez731/
Haifey731/
Hafeci731/
Haferr731/
Hafher731/
Hafice731/
Hafiej731/
Afeezh731/
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Hayfee731/
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Hafoiz731/
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Azfeez731/
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Afessz731/
Affiez731/
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Hafiey731/
Haiffe731/
Hjafiz731/
Haufet730/
Hafeyt730/
Hapfer730/
Haifes730/
Hayfey730/
Hadfes730/
Chaiffetz719/
Hafeezová711/
Chaffee678,294/
Hafi676,276/
Chaffey673,239/
Afey672,791/
Afer672,150/
Hafa671,439/
Chaffer671,159/
Khafidz67796/
Hofe67744/
Heifetz67668/
Affe67387/
Chafidz67321/
Hafy67298/
Chauffe67285/
Afiz67266/
Aufe67229/
Afeh67181/
Afee67166/
Chaufer67137/
Afet67137/
Atfe67127/
Chafitz6782/
Afea6781/
Hafeidh6777/
Jafe6770/
Afed6770/
Aife6768/
Gafe6759/
Hafitsz6759/
Afes6759/
Heafitz6745/
Afie6744/
Haffidz6737/
Haifitz6737/
Heaffey6733/
Hauffer6733/
Chafets6727/
Heffetz6723/
Afei6722/
Haffese6720/
Afje6720/
Chaufie6719/
Chafeet6718/
Choffez6718/
Chaffie6717/
Asfe6716/
Haffees6714/
Chaifer6713/
Hapheez6712/
Chaffet6711/
Khafizh679/
Haffett679/
Chaffei679/
Adfe679/
Hafj678/
Hafidzh678/
Afhe677/
Hafeesh674/
Afex674/
Chafizh673/
Ahafidz673/
Haffies673/
Hafisse673/
Afeu673/
Afep673/
Afge673/
Ohfe673/
Awfe672/
Ahaffer672/
Hafeedh672/
Haffije672/
Haafizh672/
Afec672/
Afej671/
Aafe671/
Chasfee671/
Khaifeh671/
Cheafer671/
Haupfer671/
Hofeddz671/
Haffaiz671/
Haffedt671/
Hafisce671/
Ahaffey671/
Chaffes671/
Chaffea671/
Chaafie671/
Heefeez671/
Khafesh671/
Khayfeh671/
Hahafed671/
Cheafie671/
Chaifie671/
Chafieh671/
Ajfe671/
Haafizz671/
Haffeed671/
Khafech671/
Ahfe671/
Asdfeez671/
Apfe671/
Khafioz671/
Khaifes671/
Hafherr670/
Cheafey670/
Heaffie670/
Chawfey670/
Haiffer670/
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Hafez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hafez in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻓﻆalhafz-
Hafez in the Arabic language
حفظhfz-

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