All over the world, عبدالحفيظ (عبدالحفيظ 
, Abdel-Hafiz 
) is a common boy's first name. The forename عبدالحفيظ is habitual in Sudan, where it is quite a common boy's name, Libya, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare principally boy's, but very seldom girly name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Northern Africa, particularly Sudan, Egypt, and Libya. Likewise, عبدالحفيظ is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| عبدالحفيظ | Yemen, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Iraq |
| Abdel-Hafiz | Egypt, France, United Kingdom, United States |
Abd Al-Hafiz, Abdel Hafiz, Abdelhafiz, Abdul Hafiz, Abdul-Hafiz, and Abdulhafiz
| عبدالحفيظ منصور First director of state radio and television in Afghanistan in the post-Taliban era., AF (b. 1963) |
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