Al Sahel Surname

111,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Al Sahel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Sahel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria4,1201:4,685530
Jordan341:260,07210,522
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Palestine61:758,14214,544
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Al Sahel (2,287) may also be a first name.

Al Sahel Last Name Facts

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

Al Sahel has its highest incidence in Syria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 111,012th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,741,349 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Sahel live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Levant. It is also the 155,952nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 2,287 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Syria, where it is carried by 4,120 people, or 1 in 4,685. In Syria Al Sahel is most frequent in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 99 percent live and Homs Governorate, where 1 percent live. Other than Syria this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 1 percent live and Yemen, where 0 percent live.

Al Sahel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Al Sahel surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) 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
  • 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 Al Sahel
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