El-Zain Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

El-Zain Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Zain 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
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

El-Zain Last Name Facts

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

The surname El-Zain occurs in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of El-Zain live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The surname El-Zain is most widespread in Sudan, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,167,799. Without taking into account Sudan this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent live and Egypt, where 7 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 Zain862,541/
El-Zein86836/
El-Zaim8613/
El-Zine864/
El-Zean861/
El-san7784/
El Zan774/
El-Jan773/
El-Jassin751/
El Zein714,515/
El Zant71334/
El Zand71275/
El Zann71183/
El Zaim7130/
El-Sahn7121/
El Zine716/
El-Zeyn716/
El Hzan714/
El Jain713/
El Zian711/
El Zaan711/
El Zayan674/
El Chain672/
El Zeine671/
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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-Zain
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