El-Jan Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

El-Jan Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Jan 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
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

El-Jan Last Name Facts

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

El-Jan is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname El-Jan is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of El-Jan are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 35,021,654. Barring Iraq this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 33 percent reside and Yemen, 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-Jeaan861/
El-san8384/
El-Jam831/
El-Ajjane801/
El-Jassin801/
El-Sahn7721/
El-Zain7715/
El Jain773/
El Jaan771/
El-Zean771/
El Jane771/
El-Hacen7118/
El Shjan714/
El Janne714/
El Jaaan711/
El-Djoun711/
El-Yasin711/
El Hajjan671,220/
El Han67153/
El-Yassin6714/
El-Yam6711/
El Jam675/
El-Hajjam675/
El Zan674/
El-Hassen674/
El San673/
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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-Jan
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