Abu Sarhan Surname

138,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Abu Sarhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abu Sarhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine1,7281:2,632555
Israel8621:9,9281,518
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
Syria41:4,825,25612,827

Abu Sarhan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abu Sarhan has its highest incidence in Palestine. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Abu Sarhan click here.

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

This surname is the 138,321st most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,252,719 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Abu Sarhan reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 54 percent reside in Levant.

It is most commonly used in Palestine, where it is held by 1,728 people, or 1 in 2,632. In Palestine it is most numerous in: Bethlehem Governorate, where 85 percent live, Jerusalem Governorate, where 6 percent live and Khan Yunis Governorate, where 5 percent live. Not including Palestine this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 27 percent live and Egypt, where 20 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Sarhan
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