Hafez Surname
Approximately 201,513 people bear this surname
Hafez Surname User-submission:
Meaning: preserver or keeper.
Hafez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 114,648 | 1:802 | 111 |
| Iraq | 38,938 | 1:899 | 140 |
| Saudi Arabia | 17,411 | 1:1,772 | 190 |
| Sudan | 5,600 | 1:6,698 | 972 |
| Syria | 5,548 | 1:3,479 | 406 |
| Iran | 4,835 | 1:15,881 | 2,068 |
| Jordan | 3,519 | 1:2,513 | 484 |
| Bangladesh | 2,613 | 1:60,986 | 3,114 |
| Lebanon | 1,647 | 1:3,423 | 652 |
| Kuwait | 1,379 | 1:2,756 | 346 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,139 | 1:8,044 | 1,005 |
| United States | 671 | 1:540,177 | 44,793 |
| Yemen | 652 | 1:40,530 | 3,488 |
| Palestine | 622 | 1:7,313 | 1,557 |
| Pakistan | 446 | 1:400,547 | 7,554 |
| Qatar | 237 | 1:9,949 | 1,090 |
| Canada | 198 | 1:186,089 | 18,399 |
| England | 164 | 1:339,744 | 24,836 |
| Bahrain | 147 | 1:9,174 | 1,687 |
| India | 139 | 1:5,518,456 | 133,501 |
| Malaysia | 138 | 1:213,726 | 12,448 |
| France | 125 | 1:531,382 | 73,029 |
| Oman | 87 | 1:42,390 | 2,652 |
| Brazil | 85 | 1:2,518,522 | 76,509 |
| Germany | 66 | 1:1,219,780 | 78,810 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Tunisia | 21 | 1:29,077 | 4,362 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Hafez (80,267) may also be a first name.
Hafez Surname Meaning
Hafez Demographics
Average Hafez Salary in
United States
$52,810 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Hafez Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hafez in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻓﻆ | alhafz | - |
| Hafez in the Arabic language | ||
| حفظ | hfz | - |
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