El Gayed Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Gayed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Gayed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

El Gayed Last Name Facts

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

El Gayed (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻳﺪ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name El Gayed is the 4,649,889th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of El Gayed are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

It is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania El Gayed is most prevalent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 92 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

El Gayed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Gayed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻳﺪalkayd66.67
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻳﺪalqayd33.33

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Footnotes

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