El Arab Surname
Approximately 49,196 people bear this surname
El Arab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 43,215 | 1:447 | 62 |
| Lebanon | 4,011 | 1:1,405 | 263 |
| Jordan | 766 | 1:11,544 | 2,044 |
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 100 | 1:91,623 | 8,280 |
| Palestine | 96 | 1:47,384 | 4,976 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Yemen | 69 | 1:382,975 | 10,262 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
El Arab (19) may also be a first name.
El Arab Demographics
El Arab Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
El Arab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Arab Come From? nationality or country of origin
El Arab is more frequently found in Syria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name El Arab? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,422nd most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,133 people. The last name El Arab occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of El Arab live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Syria, where it is held by 43,215 people, or 1 in 447. In Syria it is mostly found in: Idlib Governorate, where 55 percent are found, Latakia Governorate, where 24 percent are found and Tartus Governorate, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Syria this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 8 percent are found and Jordan, where 2 percent are found.
El Arab Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the El Arab last name is chiefly Sunni (92%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Ajrab | 93 | 1,162 | / |
| El Harab | 93 | 50 | / |
| El Garab | 93 | 5 | / |
| El Arhab | 93 | 4 | / |
| El Argab | 93 | 4 | / |
| El Aarab | 93 | 1 | / |
| El Araib | 93 | 1 | / |
| El Asrab | 93 | 1 | / |
| El Garrab | 88 | 687 | / |
| El Harrab | 88 | 586 | / |
| El-Arab | 86 | 322 | / |
| El Araf | 86 | 8 | / |
| El Arap | 86 | 4 | / |
| El Areb | 86 | 2 | / |
| El Arraf | 80 | 274 | / |
| El Atraf | 80 | 7 | / |
| El Aroub | 80 | 4 | / |
| El Ajraf | 80 | 3 | / |
| El Hareeb | 75 | 216 | / |
| El Ayroub | 75 | 105 | / |
| El Harraf | 75 | 11 | / |
| El Arrafe | 75 | 9 | / |
| El Argoub | 75 | 5 | / |
| El Haraif | 75 | 4 | / |
| El Aarraf | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Herrab | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Arrouf | 63 | 342 | / |
| El Harouf | 63 | 2 | / |
| El Harrouf | 59 | 171 | / |
| El Hasrouf | 59 | 8 | / |
| El Gairouf | 59 | 5 | / |
| El Gayrouf | 59 | 4 | / |
| El Herroub | 59 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Arab
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