El Surname
Approximately 39,116 people bear this surname
El Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 8,747 | 1:1,771 | 397 |
| Egypt | 5,339 | 1:17,220 | 2,002 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,713 | 1:2,468 | 303 |
| United States | 3,641 | 1:99,549 | 11,063 |
| Morocco | 2,760 | 1:12,491 | 1,808 |
| Turkey | 2,284 | 1:34,072 | 3,616 |
| Afghanistan | 2,113 | 1:15,217 | 879 |
| Mauritania | 1,389 | 1:2,948 | 360 |
| India | 1,160 | 1:661,263 | 31,134 |
| Vietnam | 806 | 1:114,945 | 774 |
| Indonesia | 755 | 1:175,164 | 16,954 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Iraq | 529 | 1:66,204 | 2,343 |
| Ukraine | 512 | 1:88,912 | 12,759 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Czechia | 407 | 1:26,126 | 4,123 |
| Syria | 406 | 1:47,539 | 2,559 |
| France | 395 | 1:168,159 | 26,178 |
| Greece | 339 | 1:32,684 | 5,092 |
| Israel | 338 | 1:25,318 | 3,698 |
| Yemen | 188 | 1:140,560 | 7,262 |
| Netherlands | 171 | 1:98,755 | 16,062 |
| Qatar | 156 | 1:15,115 | 1,665 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| Pakistan | 136 | 1:1,313,558 | 15,128 |
| Malaysia | 106 | 1:278,247 | 15,446 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97 | 1:84,059 | 11,132 |
| Australia | 96 | 1:281,205 | 25,117 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Taiwan | 92 | 1:254,834 | 2,120 |
| Belgium | 90 | 1:127,740 | 18,560 |
| Finland | 74 | 1:74,280 | 8,184 |
| Germany | 72 | 1:1,118,131 | 74,279 |
| Jordan | 71 | 1:124,541 | 7,803 |
| Ivory Coast | 66 | 1:349,564 | 12,508 |
| Nigeria | 64 | 1:2,767,856 | 88,308 |
| Lebanon | 61 | 1:92,411 | 5,750 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Tunisia | 47 | 1:12,992 | 2,139 |
| Benin | 39 | 1:265,015 | 22,836 |
| Denmark | 39 | 1:144,736 | 12,759 |
| Mexico | 38 | 1:3,266,479 | 23,844 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 1:597,265 | 42,601 |
| Comoros | 9 | 1:83,280 | 279 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Guinea | 4 | 1:2,958,454 | 2,022 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
The alternate forms: Él (15), Èl (2) & Êl (1) are calculated separately.
El (114,085) may also be a first name.
El Demographics
Average Male El Height
174.99 cm
Average Female El Height
160.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
El Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Come From? nationality or country of origin
El (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻓﻆ, Hindi: एल, Oriya: ଏଲ୍) is more commonly found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Él, Èl or Êl. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name El? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,243rd most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 186,306 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of El are found; 27 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 22 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. El is also the 9,021st most frequently used first name globally, held by 114,085 people.
El is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is carried by 8,747 people, or 1 in 1,771. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Tboung Khmum Province, where 53 percent reside, Kampong Cham Province, where 10 percent reside and Kampot Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Cambodia this last name is found in 128 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 14 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent reside.
El Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of El has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the El surname expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
El Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the El surname is predominantly Sunni (76%) in Lebanon.
In The United States El are 6.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.83% registered with the party.
The amount El earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.3% less than the national average, earning $39,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $47,967 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Él | 83 | 15 | / |
| Èl | 83 | 2 | / |
| Êl | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yel | 80 | 13,096 | / |
| Ele | 80 | 10,439 | / |
| Ell | 80 | 5,258 | / |
| Gel | 80 | 5,068 | / |
| Hel | 80 | 3,600 | / |
| Elh | 80 | 2,188 | / |
| Ehl | 80 | 1,765 | / |
| Eld | 80 | 1,493 | / |
| Eul | 80 | 1,388 | / |
| Eil | 80 | 993 | / |
| Eyl | 80 | 836 | / |
| Esl | 80 | 608 | / |
| Etl | 80 | 496 | / |
| Jel | 80 | 439 | / |
| Elt | 80 | 375 | / |
| Eal | 80 | 265 | / |
| Eel | 80 | 185 | / |
| Iel | 80 | 178 | / |
| Elp | 80 | 52 | / |
| Elő | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ejl | 80 | 2 | / |
| Őel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elì | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elø | 80 | 1 | / |
| Held | 67 | 48,433 | / |
| Heil | 67 | 36,266 | / |
| Jele | 67 | 26,524 | / |
| Yele | 67 | 15,541 | / |
| Egli | 67 | 14,770 | / |
| Hell | 67 | 14,520 | / |
| Hele | 67 | 10,213 | / |
| Elle | 67 | 7,186 | / |
| Heal | 67 | 6,399 | / |
| Eale | 67 | 5,965 | / |
| Gell | 67 | 4,258 | / |
| Helt | 67 | 4,191 | / |
| Hehl | 67 | 3,859 | / |
| Jehl | 67 | 3,646 | / |
| Heyl | 67 | 3,423 | / |
| Geel | 67 | 3,153 | / |
| Geil | 67 | 3,121 | / |
| Yoel | 67 | 2,699 | / |
| Ettl | 67 | 2,612 | / |
| Hejl | 67 | 2,577 | / |
| Içel | 67 | 2,291 | / |
| Eisl | 67 | 2,050 | / |
| Hiel | 67 | 1,845 | / |
| Heel | 67 | 1,757 | / |
| Jell | 67 | 1,710 | / |
| Jeal | 67 | 1,654 | / |
| Isel | 67 | 1,402 | / |
| Yell | 67 | 1,230 | / |
| Ecel | 67 | 772 | / |
| Esil | 67 | 574 | / |
| Esel | 67 | 565 | / |
| Etil | 67 | 560 | / |
| Eldh | 67 | 548 | / |
| Eull | 67 | 542 | / |
| Geyl | 67 | 516 | / |
| Işel | 67 | 497 | / |
| Yehl | 67 | 462 | / |
| Iehl | 67 | 402 | / |
| Help | 67 | 396 | / |
| Ycel | 67 | 370 | / |
| El S | 67 | 366 | / |
| Gejl | 67 | 321 | / |
| Etel | 67 | 268 | / |
| Ecil | 67 | 234 | / |
| Iele | 67 | 216 | / |
| Itel | 67 | 204 | / |
| Eyle | 67 | 159 | / |
| Jeel | 67 | 144 | / |
| Ehil | 67 | 142 | / |
| Eele | 67 | 134 | / |
| Eile | 67 | 125 | / |
| Icel | 67 | 120 | / |
| Yeld | 67 | 103 | / |
| Előd | 67 | 100 | / |
| Eill | 67 | 89 | / |
| Edtl | 67 | 79 | / |
| Hesl | 67 | 73 | / |
| Heul | 67 | 72 | / |
| Eitl | 67 | 66 | / |
| Ysel | 67 | 66 | / |
| Égel | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ißel | 67 | 60 | / |
| Yiel | 67 | 57 | / |
| Jiel | 67 | 51 | / |
| Jeil | 67 | 48 | / |
| Eßel | 67 | 46 | / |
| Helø | 67 | 43 | / |
| Elhe | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ehel | 67 | 40 | / |
| Esle | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ioel | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gelh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yhel | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ehll | 67 | 17 | / |
| Elhs | 67 | 17 | / |
| Eihl | 67 | 16 | / |
| Eyll | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ihel | 67 | 16 | / |
| D'El | 67 | 15 | / |
| Eijl | 67 | 13 | / |
| El H | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jeld | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eell | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ijel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eald | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ellt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eldt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eall | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eulh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hjel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hyel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Äßel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Geël | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ield | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yelp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jetl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iell | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iesl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eehl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eail | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yelt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jeul | 67 | 3 | / |
| Euhl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jelt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jesl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ellh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eilt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eejl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ieel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Helh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eael | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eilh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elpp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eslp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aael | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yetl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ethl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jhel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ytel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eajl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehlt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eelp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyhl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eltt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hetl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jtel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eysl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Easl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Høel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Äsel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ealh | 67 | 1 | / |
| E'Il | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yesl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eayl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eatl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| El-H | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejjl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejlh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejlt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eslh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eslt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etlh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eltd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eljs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elhp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jejl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieil | 67 | 1 | / |
El Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| El in the Hindi language | ||
| एल | ela | 79.84 |
| ेल | ela | 12.66 |
| एल़ | ela | 3.36 |
| एल॰ | ela | 3.1 |
| El in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻓﻆ | alhafz | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﺔ | albrkt | 50 |
| El in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଲ୍ | el | 49.35 |
| ଏଲ | ela | 42.21 |
| ଏ | e | 5.19 |
| ଏଳ | ela | 2.6 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 El
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis