El Edrissi Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

El Edrissi Surname User-submission:

Edriss is the first prophet in the world. Initially in Egypt. El means 'the'. The i suffix means 'the one descending from' - Edriss. Edrissi or Idrissi are the same.

Used in Sudan even more than Egypt.

El Edrissi 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
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Spain751:623,36028,648
France51:13,284,544357,392
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England11:55,718,059489,080
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

El Edrissi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Edriss is the first prophet in the world. Initially in Egypt. El means 'the'. The i suffix means 'the one descending from' - Edriss. Edrissi or Idrissi are the same.

Used in Sudan even more than Egypt.

- hala123
DNA test information

El Edrissi Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Edrissi is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 689,921st most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,987,287 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of El Edrissi reside; 80 percent reside in North Africa and 79 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This surname is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 101,103. Aside from Morocco this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 17 percent live and France, where 1 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 Edrisi9522/
El Idrissi9063,797/
El Adrissi90136/
El Edrissy904/
El Edressi901/
El Idrissoi861/
El Idrisi84408/
El Edrisy8420/
El Ijidrissi821/
El-Idrissi803,663/
El Idrissy80153/
El Idrissa8012/
El Adrissy802/
El Idryssi801/
El-Edrissy801/
El Idressi801/
El Adrusi74488/
El Edresy744/
El Idrisy742/
El Idresi741/
El-Idrisi741/
El Idryssy704/
El Adressy701/
El Idrysy63752/
El-Idrisy631/
El-Idrysy531/
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