View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The last name El (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻓﻆ, Hindi: एल, Oriya: ଏଲ୍) is borne by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Él, Èl or Êl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 14,243^rd most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 186,306 people. The surname El is mostly 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. It is also the 9,021^st most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 114,085 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is held by 8,747 people, or 1 in 1,771. In Cambodia El is most common 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. Barring Cambodia this last name occurs 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 prevalency of El has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the El last name increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

El Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the El surname is chiefly Sunni (76%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the El surname are 6.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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.