Al Hadj Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Al Hadj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 22 | 1:186,130 | 9,575 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Al Hadj (46) may also be a first name.
Al Hadj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Hadj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Hadj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Hadj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Al Hadj live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Al Hadj is also the 1,484,914th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 46 people.
Al Hadj is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 186,130. In Mauritania Al Hadj is most frequent in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 95 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 5 percent live. Besides Mauritania this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 30 percent live and Sweden, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Al Hadj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Al Hadj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝ | alhaj | - |
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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 Al Hadj
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