El-Hadji Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

El-Hadji Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El & Hadji.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Hadji 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
Benin2811:36,7824,755
Ivory Coast631:366,21012,917
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

El-Hadji (415) may also be a first name.

El-Hadji Last Name Facts

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

The surname El-Hadji occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

El-Hadji is the 773,729th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 19,857,073 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of El-Hadji reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 422,034th most frequently used forename globally, held by 415 people.

This last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 36,782. In Benin El-Hadji is most common in: Borgou Department, where 44 percent are found, Donga Department, where 21 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Benin this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 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-Hahdji941/
El-Haji93150/
El-Adji9316/
El Hadji882,057/
El-Hajji88220/
El-Hadja883/
El-Hadje882/
El-Adjii881/
El-Aji867/
El Khadji82139/
El Hadjji821/
El Haji801,922/
El-Hajj80883/
El Adji8038/
El-Haje8013/
El-Hasi807/
El-Hagi807/
El-Haci801/
El Khadiji789/
El Hajji759,773/
El Hadje75194/
El Hajui7533/
El-Hajje7513/
El Hajid759/
El Hadja759/
El Hadie757/
El Gadji756/
El-Hajjy754/
El Hajiz752/
El-Ahagi751/
El Ahdji751/
El Hadjj751/
El Hedji751/
El Aji71596/
El-Hajjeh715/
El-Hajjaj714/
El Hadjer712/
El-Asi712/
El Houdji712/
El Hadyih711/
El-Oji711/
El-Hajjej711/
El Hajjai711/
El Hadhje711/
El Hajj67205,834/
El-Aziz671,663/
El-Hage67617/
El Haje67584/
El Hasi67194/
El Ajiz67153/
El Aaji67151/
El Hajy67136/
El-Azzi6759/
El Ajji6726/
El-Gazi6722/
El-Azis678/
El Hagi676/
El Haci675/
El Adje673/
El Hazi673/
El Adja671/
El-Hajhouj671/
El-Hase671/
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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
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  • 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-Hadji
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