Al Hijla Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Hijla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Hijla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1241:213,1078,845
Syria401:482,5265,205
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Lebanon211:268,4339,626
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Al Hijla Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Hijla Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al Hijla is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Al Hijla.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Hijla? popularity and diffusion

Al Hijla is the 1,125,333rd most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name Al Hijla is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Hijla reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 71 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most numerous in Yemen, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 213,107. In Yemen Al Hijla is primarily found in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 97 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Yemen this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 19 percent are found and Kuwait, where 13 percent are found.

Al Hijla Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Al Hijla last name is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (80%) in Lebanon.

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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
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Hijla
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