Alhadj Surname
Approximately 5,152 people bear this surname
Alhadj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 4,622 | 1:2,941 | 510 |
| Cameroon | 430 | 1:48,300 | 6,319 |
| Niger | 75 | 1:255,894 | 8,080 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Alhadj (6,065) may also be a first name.
Alhadj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alhadj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alhadj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝ) has its highest incidence in Chad. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alhadj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 92,721st most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,414,508 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alhadj reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Alhadj is also the 85,081st most frequently used first name internationally, held by 6,065 people.
Alhadj is most widely held in Chad, where it is carried by 4,622 people, or 1 in 2,941. Without taking into account Chad Alhadj is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alhadj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alhadj 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
- 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 Alhadj
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