El Arby Surname

294,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Arby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Arby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania7451:5,496641
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

El Arby (1,236) may also be a first name.

El Arby Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Arby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name El Arby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 294,281st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,618,771 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of El Arby are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 224,895th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 1,236 people.

The last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 745 people, or 1 in 5,496. In Mauritania it is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 23 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 17 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 42 percent reside and Portugal, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

El Arby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Arby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲalrby89.33
ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻰalrby6.9
ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏalrb3.77

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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
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