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 surname Alhadj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝ) occurs more in Chad more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alhadj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 92,721st most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,414,508 people. Alhadj is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alhadj are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 85,081st most widely held first name globally, borne by 6,065 people.
The surname is most numerous in Chad, where it is carried by 4,622 people, or 1 in 2,941. Barring Chad this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common 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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