El Ghailany Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Ghailany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Ghailany 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
Mauritania2051:19,9751,807
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

El Ghailany Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Ghailany (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻐﻴﻼﻧﻲ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 1,159,732nd most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of El Ghailany live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

El Ghailany is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 19,975. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 20 percent are found, Adrar Region, where 17 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 17 percent are found. Beside Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Morocco, where 0 percent are found.

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 Ghaillany963/
El Gailany951/
El Ghailani91873/
El Ghaylany9127/
El Ghalayny917/
El Hgailany911/
El Ghailane911/
El Gilany9013/
El Ghaillani873/
El Gheillany873/
El Ghilani86275/
El Gailani862/
El Ghaylani8294/
El Gheilani8254/
El Ghaïlani826/
El Ghalayni821/
El-Ghailani821/
El-Ghaylany821/
El Gilani80277/
El Gelany809/
El-Gilany802/
El Gilana801/
El Ghayelani7812/
El Gheillani783/
El Goulany7650/
El-Ghilani761/
El-Ghaluony734/
El Gheylani732/
El-Gelany701/
El-Gaylani672/
El Geylani672/
El Gueylani6410/
El-Gylani602/
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El Ghailany Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Ghailany in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻐﻴﻼﻧﻲalghylany71.43
ﺍﻟﻘﻴﻼﻧﻲalqylany20.63
ﺍﻟﻐﻴﻼﻧﻰalghylany4.76
ﺍﻟﻘﻴﻼﻧﻰalqylany3.17

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