El Daly Surname

44,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

El Daly Surname User-submission:

The surname refers to a type of soldiers in the Ottoman army who were used to guide the army units to their way. Holders of the surname may have an ancestor who was working in this profession.

El Daly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria4,4101:4,377502
Egypt3,6611:25,1122,811
Yemen1,3171:20,0652,117
Lebanon8141:6,9251,121
Palestine7891:5,7651,264
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1141:80,3717,328
Jordan1131:78,2526,306
Kuwait1061:35,8564,508
Tunisia911:6,7101,112
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

El Daly Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname refers to a type of soldiers in the Ottoman army who were used to guide the army units to their way. Holders of the surname may have an ancestor who was working in this profession.

- ehab_eldeeb

El Daly Last Name Facts

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

El Daly has its highest incidence in Syria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 44,665th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 626,347 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 68 percent of El Daly are found; 68 percent are found in West Asia and 53 percent are found in Levant.

This last name is most frequent in Syria, where it is held by 4,410 people, or 1 in 4,377. In Syria El Daly is most common in: Aleppo Governorate, where 80 percent live, Homs Governorate, where 20 percent live and Damascus Governorate, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Syria El Daly occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 31 percent live and Yemen, where 11 percent live.

El Daly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the El Daly last name is primarily Sunni (92%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Dally93153/
El Dahly9321/
El Daaly931/
El Dahaly881/
El-Daly862,340/
El Dale86341/
El Dali86202/
El Dala864/
El Dhalaya824/
El Dhali80183/
El Dalaa804/
El Daloa804/
El Dahla802/
El Douly802/
El Dalei801/
El Dalea801/
El-Dally801/
El Dalla801/
El Daali801/
El Dgailé756/
El Dalooa751/
El Dola718/
El Daalees716/
El-Dali715/
El Dahlish714/
El Dolla675/
El-Dalie671/

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