Al Sarhan Surname

37,332nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Al Sarhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Sarhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan10,8091:818107
Syria2,1431:9,007844
Kuwait4051:9,3841,298
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Lebanon2321:24,2982,745
United Arab Emirates1001:91,6238,280
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Palestine51:909,77015,190
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Al Sarhan Last Name Facts

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

Al Sarhan is carried by more people in Jordan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Al Sarhan.

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

It is the 37,332nd most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 516,737 people. Al Sarhan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Sarhan reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 94 percent reside in Levant.

This surname is most widespread in Jordan, where it is carried by 10,809 people, or 1 in 818. In Jordan Al Sarhan is mostly found in: Mafraq Governorate, where 84 percent reside, Amman Governorate, where 6 percent reside and Irbid Governorate, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Jordan it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 15 percent reside and Kuwait, where 3 percent reside.

Al Sarhan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Al Sarhan last name is predominantly Sunni (88%) 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
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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 Sarhan
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