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

The last name El-Hadja is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of El-Hadja live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. El-Hadja is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 9 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin El-Hadja is most frequent in: Alibori Department, where 50 percent are found and Collines Department, where 50 percent are found. Other than Benin El-Hadja occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 33 percent are found.

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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