El-Hadja Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

El-Hadja Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Hadja 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
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

El-Hadja (9) may also be a first name.

El-Hadja Last Name Facts

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

El-Hadja is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

It is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name El-Hadja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of El-Hadja are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. El-Hadja is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 9 people.

It is most common in Benin, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin El-Hadja is primarily found in: Alibori Department, where 50 percent reside and Collines Department, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Benin this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 33 percent reside.

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-Hadji88367/
El Hadja889/
El-Hadje882/
El-Haija881/
El-Hajjaj824/
El-Hahdji821/
El-Khadia821/
El-Adji8016/
El Adja801/
El Hadji752,057/
El Hajah751,678/
El Hajja75416/
El Hadia75377/
El Hajaj75231/
El Hadje75194/
El Hadya754/
El Hajaz751/
El-Adjii751/
El-Hazza751/
El Haija751/
El Hajjaj71398/
El Khadji71139/
El Haydia71137/
El Adjaha718/
El-Hazzah717/
El Khodja715/
El Hadiah714/
El Hadjer712/
El Hajjai711/
El-Aza711/
El-Hazzaa711/
El Hadjji711/
El Khadya711/
El Hadhje711/
El Hajjah711/
El Hasa67458/
El-Ajou67406/
El Adji6738/
El-Asad6717/
El Ajaj6712/
El Adia6710/
El Khadiji679/
El Haza679/
El Khoudja675/
El Khajjaj674/
El Adje673/
El Ajaz671/
El-Gaza671/
El Auja671/
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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-Hadja
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