Abu Hilal Surname

80,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Abu Hilal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abu Hilal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine3,7911:1,200203
Egypt2,2581:40,7164,150
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Abu Hilal (282) may also be a first name.

Abu Hilal Last Name Facts

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

Abu Hilal is carried by more people in Palestine than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abu Hilal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 80,377th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,202,367 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Abu Hilal reside; 63 percent reside in West Asia and 63 percent reside in Levant. Abu Hilal is also the 527,582nd most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 282 people.

The surname is most widespread in Palestine, where it is borne by 3,791 people, or 1 in 1,200. In Palestine Abu Hilal is most common in: Jerusalem Governorate, where 61 percent live, Rafah Governorate, where 19 percent live and Khan Yunis Governorate, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Palestine this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 37 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abou Hilal951/
Abu Helal89815/
Abu-Hilal8916/
Abou-Hilal841/
Abu Elal821/
Abu-Helal7810/
Abou Elal781/
Abou Elhail701/
Abou Eloul637/
Abou Elhoul60121/
Abou Elgoul60105/
Abou Ellail604/
Abou Elleil602/
Abou Elaile601/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abu Hilal
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