El-Rey Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Tunisia

El-Rey Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El-Rey 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
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

El-Rey (18) may also be a first name.

El-Rey Last Name Facts

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

The last name El-Rey occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of El-Rey live; 60 percent live in North Africa and 60 percent live in Mahgreb. El-Rey is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname El-Rey is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Bahia, where 50 percent reside and Goiás, where 50 percent reside. Not including Brazil this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 20 percent reside and Morocco, where 20 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 Rey8364/
El-Rez836/
El-Roy834/
El-Raay774/
El-Rohy771/
El-Rayes711,374/
El-Raies719/
El-Rayah716/
El Reyes713/
El-Hrech711/
El-Ra'ie711/
El-Rayss711/
El Rei67104/
El-Rayess6727/
El Rez6721/
El-Rai679/
El-Ras675/
El-Rayees674/
El Roy674/
El Ray672/
El-Riz672/
El-Rayiss672/
El-Hreich671/
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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-Rey
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