El-Gaz Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

El-Gaz Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Gaz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine1631:27,9073,846
Lebanon1541:36,6043,499
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El-Gaz Demographics

El-Gaz Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 111 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

El-Gaz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Gaz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name El-Gaz has its highest incidence in Palestine. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Gaz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 841,044th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of El-Gaz live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant.

It is most frequent in Palestine, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 27,907. In Palestine it is mostly concentrated in: Gaza Governorate, where 99 percent reside and Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Palestine this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 47 percent reside and Syria, where 1 percent reside.

El-Gaz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the El-Gaz surname is chiefly Sunni (64%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Ghaz921/
El-Gad8310/
El-Nga831/
El-Haz831/
El-Gas831/
El Ghaz7710/
El-Gash772/
El-Ghoz771/
El Az7312/
El Ga732/
El Ghayz712/
El-Gahch711/
El Adz6719/
El Gad6716/
El Azz675/
El Aaz674/
El Gaa672/
El Aiz672/
El Haz672/
El Gat672/
El-Ghaish671/
El-Eas671/
El Gha671/
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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 El-Gaz
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