El Arish Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Arish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Arish 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
Yemen1221:216,6018,882
Iraq421:833,84911,429
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

El Arish Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Arish occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 1,290,735th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name El Arish is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of El Arish live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 73 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most frequent in Yemen, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 216,601. In Yemen El Arish is primarily found in: Taiz Governorate, where 89 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 11 percent live. Not including Yemen this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 24 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 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 Aris931/
El Araishe891/
El Haris88730/
El Atris88366/
El Ariss8819/
El Harih884/
El Garih881/
El Arith881/
El Arais881/
El Asrih881/
El Ari8628/
El Ariche8210/
El Aariss824/
El Harich822/
El Araich822/
El-Ahrish821/
El Horish821/
El Atresh821/
El Asri8018,765/
El Hari80997/
El Gari80742/
El Atri80315/
El Arid809/
El Eris801/
El Airi801/
El Argi801/
El Aroi801/
El Arri801/
El-Aris801/
El Hareesh78693/
El Harrich784/
El Arayshe784/
El Hairich782/
El Hereish781/
El Garhy753,103/
El Hajri751,642/
El Aasri751,601/
El Harit75758/
El Hatri75627/
El Garhi75286/
El Garai75171/
El Athri75122/
El Harid7575/
El Hares7528/
El Gares7519/
El-Ariss7514/
El Hariz759/
El Hasri757/
El-Haris755/
El Harzi752/
El Hgari751/
El Harei751/
El Harai751/
El Harri751/
El Hairi751/
El Gairi751/
El Aarid751/
El Hairiche741/
El Garrai71480/
El Airech71244/
El Arj7113/
El Horich7110/
El Garhey7110/
El Ary719/
El-Ari714/
El Atrees714/
El Atrech713/
El Ori712/
El-Harris711/
El Haraha711/
El Harech711/
El Hajtri711/
El Aresse711/
El Ara711/
El Haress711/
El Asry671,311/
El Hairech67554/
El-Asri67533/
El Hare67493/
El Asrj67488/
El Araj67182/
El Gori67136/
El Eiri67122/
El Osri6755/
El Atry6750/
El Hara6749/
El-Arid6713/
El Aary6711/
El Ouri677/
El Ared676/
El Arra676/
El Gary675/
El Aireche674/
El-Hari674/
El Aarj674/
El Arej674/
El Hayrech674/
El Garrahy674/
El Atreche673/
El Hary673/
El-Ahreich672/
El-Atri672/
El Harrech672/
El Harj671/
El Arje671/
El Ayry671/
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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 Arish
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