El Ghailani Surname

402,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Ghailani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Ghailani 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
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
Mauritania1351:30,3322,507
Spain951:492,12724,892
France261:2,554,720189,486
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: El Ghaïlani (6) are calculated separately.

El Ghailani (112) may also be a first name.

El Ghailani Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Ghailani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻐﻴﻼﻧﻲ) is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: El Ghaïlani. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

El Ghailani is the 402,148th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 8,347,704 people. The last name El Ghailani is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of El Ghailani are found; 70 percent are found in North Africa and 70 percent are found in Mahgreb. El Ghailani is also the 885,979th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 112 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 613 people, or 1 in 56,242. Other than Morocco it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 15 percent reside and Spain, where 11 percent reside.

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 Ghaïlani976/
El Ghaillani963/
El Ghilani95275/
El Gailani952/
El Ghailany91206/
El Ghaylani9194/
El Gheilani9154/
El Ghalayni911/
El Ghailane911/
El-Ghailani911/
El Gilani90277/
El Ghayelani8712/
El Gheillani873/
El Ghaillany873/
El Gailany861/
El-Ghilani861/
El Ghaylany8227/
El Ghalayny827/
El Gheylani822/
El Hgailany821/
El Gilany8013/
El Gilana801/
El Gheillany783/
El-Gaylani762/
El Geylani762/
El Gueylani7310/
El-Ghaylany731/
El Gelany709/
El-Gylani702/
El-Gilany702/
El Goulany6750/
El-Ghaluony644/
El-Gelany601/
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El Ghailani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Ghailani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻐﻴﻼﻧﻲalghylany64.44
ﺍﻟﻘﻴﻼﻧﻲalqylany20
ﺍﻟﻐﻴﻼﻧﻰalghylany8.89
ﺍﻟﻘﻴﻼﻧﻰalqylany6.67

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Ghailani
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