El Fekih Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Tunisia

El Fekih Surname User-submission:

El Fekih means 'the wise man'. Derived from travelers in North Africa, whose jobs were to spread any news of developments in science, mathematics, history and culture.

El Fekih 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
France261:2,554,720189,486
Tunisia181:33,9244,997
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

El Fekih Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

El Fekih means 'the wise man'. Derived from travelers in North Africa, whose jobs were to spread any news of developments in science, mathematics, history and culture.

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This surname derives from the Arabic word for 'the wise person', 'the learned person' (الفقيه).

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DNA test information

El Fekih Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Fekih is found most in France. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of El Fekih click here.

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

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of El Fekih reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname El Fekih is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,554,720. In France El Fekih is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 46 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 42 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 4 percent reside. Barring France this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 35 percent reside and Morocco, where 8 percent reside.

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El-Faki672,248/
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