Last name حافظ (Hafiz 
, حافظ 
, Hafez , along with others...) , globally, is a widespread cognomen. The cognomen حافظ is characteristic of Egypt, where it is a common surname, Brunei, where it is quite a common surname, and United Arab Emirates (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Pakistan, and Indonesia. More prevalently, حافظ is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Hafez, Hafiz | Bangladesh, Egypt, Pakistan, India, Indonesia |
| حافظ | Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Sudan |
| Hafidh | Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Indonesia, Malaysia |
| Hafis | Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia |
| Hafedh | United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Algeria |
| Hafed | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia |
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سليمان حافظ Egyptian lawyer, EG (b. 1896) |
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بهيجة حافظ Egyptian actress (1901–1983), EG (b. 1908) |
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عبد الحليم حافظ Egyptian musician and actor, EG (b. 1929) |
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عبد رب النبيّ حافظ Egyptian military leader, EG (b. 1930) |
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| عبد الإله حافظ former Iraqi minister, IQ (b. 1895) |
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| أحمد عدنان حافظ former Iraqi minister, IQ (b. 1909) |
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خالد حافظ Egyptian artist, EG (b. 1963) |
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| عبدالرحمن حافظ Egyptian basketball player, EG (b. 1923) |
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| صلاح حافظ Egyptian writer, EG (b. 1925) |
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| هشام حافظ Saudi Arabian news publisher (1931–2006), SA (b. 1931) |
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رنده حافظ Egyptian pop singer, EG (b. 1985) |
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| ياسين طه حافظ Iraqi poet and translator, IQ (b. 1936) |
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| محمد علي حافظ Scouting leader, SA (b. 1937) |
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| صلاح الدين حافظ Egyptian writer, EG (b. 1938) |
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كريم حافظ Egyptian footballer, EG (b. 1995) |
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