Where Does The Last Name El Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname El (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻓﻆ, Hindi: एल, Oriya: ଏଲ୍) is found in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Él, Èl or Êl. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 14,243^rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 186,306 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of El live; 27 percent live in Southeast Asia and 22 percent live in Khmer-Asia. El is also the 9,021^st most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 114,085 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is borne by 8,747 people, or 1 in 1,771. In Cambodia El is mostly concentrated in: Tboung Khmum Province, where 53 percent are found, Kampong Cham Province, where 10 percent are found and Kampot Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Cambodia it exists in 128 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 14 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent are found.

El Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of El has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the El surname increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

El Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the El surname is primarily 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 to vote for the political 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.