El-Haj Surname

125,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

El-Haj Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Haj 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
Sudan3,0801:12,1791,700
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Spain451:1,038,93438,115
Canada381:969,62173,252
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Mauritania201:204,74310,209
England141:3,979,861125,553
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
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El-Haj (21) may also be a first name.

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El-Haj Demographics

Average El-Haj Salary in
United States

$70,400 USD

Per year
Rank:
105,485 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
8.25464E-6
Rank: 481,855 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
163.15%
Sample size: 10 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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El-Haj Last Name Facts

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

The surname El-Haj occurs in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of El-Haj.

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

The surname is the 125,404th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,007,588 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of El-Haj are found; 85 percent are found in North Africa and 85 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 21 people.

The surname El-Haj is most commonly occurring in Sudan, where it is borne by 3,080 people, or 1 in 12,179. Aside from Sudan this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

El-Haj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the El-Haj surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount El-Haj earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 63.16% more than the national average, earning $70,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $53,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Hadj921,318/
El-Hajj92883/
El-Haji92150/
El-Haje9213/
El-Haaj922/
El-Ha911/
El-Hajje8613/
El-Ahadj861/
El Haj8311,672/
El-Hai8325/
El-Adj8314/
El-Had839/
El-Hay837/
El-Aji837/
El-Hej831/
El-Haz831/
El Hajj77205,834/
El Hadj7712,108/
El Haji771,922/
El Haij77626/
El Haje77584/
El-Ajou77406/
El Hajy77136/
El Haja7719/
El-Hazh7710/
El-Jaji775/
El-Haya775/
El Haaj774/
El-Chah773/
El-Chay772/
El Khaj771/
El-Hija771/
El Hajh771/
El-Gaji771/
El-Khay771/
El-Jaja771/
El Ha73160/
El Aj732/
El Hajah711,678/
El-Khaye7152/
El-Ajouz7125/
El Hajje7117/
El Hajid719/
El-Hayah719/
El-Hagge718/
El-Hadsh716/
El-Jajah714/
El-Khuja714/
El-Hayes714/
El-Hadzh712/
El Hjaji712/
El Hajiz712/
El Hajaz711/
El-Khazh711/
El Haije711/
El Hhajj711/
El Hajee711/
El Khaja711/
El Hajdj711/
El Aji67596/
El Had67313/
El Hjh67183/
El Hay67124/
El-Esh67123/
El Ajo6734/
El Adj6718/
El-Aya6714/
El-Aid6711/
El-Khadzh676/
El Hai675/
El-Her674/
El-Hayess674/
El-Ayt674/
El-Hos674/
El Has674/
El Ajy673/
El Jha673/
El Aja672/
El Haz672/
El-Hih672/
El-Cheiah671/
El-Chaikh671/
El-Oji671/
El-Och671/
El-Jid671/
El-Jai671/
El-Hahash671/
El Aaj671/
El Hajaja671/
El Kha671/
El Hah671/
El-Eas671/
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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-Haj
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