El Dahan Surname

478,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

El Dahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Dahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Lebanon1891:29,8263,098
Syria611:316,4104,562
Jordan401:221,0619,827
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

El Dahan Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Dahan is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name El Dahan is the 478,427th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,440,610 people. El Dahan occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of El Dahan reside; 50 percent reside in North Africa and 48 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

El Dahan is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 273,618. Outside of Egypt El Dahan occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 27 percent live and Syria, where 9 percent live.

El Dahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the El Dahan last name is primarily Maronite (43%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Dhan934/
El-Dahan88337/
El Daham882/
El Dan862/
El Dahina829/
El Dean80251/
El Damh809/
El Dajn804/
El-Dahn804/
El-Daham758/
El Deane753/
El Dam71336/
El Don7111/
El Dein67659/
El-Dean67155/
El Daim67155/
El Daym671/
El Damd671/
El Dounk631/
El Doune631/
El-Don571/
El-Dein53739/
El-Daym534/

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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 Dahan
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