El-Hamel Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

El-Hamel Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Hamel 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
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
France21:33,211,361423,184
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

El-Hamel Last Name Facts

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

The surname El-Hamel is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. El-Hamel is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of El-Hamel are found; 71 percent are found in North Africa and 71 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The surname El-Hamel is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,657,888. Aside from Algeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 29 percent live and Morocco, where 14 percent live.

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 Hamel881,686/
El-Gamel88315/
El-Jamel882/
El-Gammel823/
El Hammel821/
El Hameul821/
El-Gaml80519/
El Amel80276/
El Haml802/
El-Amil801/
El Gamel75862/
El-Gamil75466/
El Hamil75136/
El-Jamil7514/
El Jamel7513/
El Ameul754/
El Amiel751/
El Gameel71244/
El Aml71183/
El Gammel714/
El Jameel711/
El Hamlet711/
El Gaml67673/
El Amil67219/
El Jaml672/
El Gamil63599/
El Jamil63197/
El Gamll631/
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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-Hamel
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