El Ghalou Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

El Ghalou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Ghalou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

El Ghalou Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Ghalou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻐﻠﻮ) is found most in Lebanon. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of El Ghalou reside; 91 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Levant.

It is most widely held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 704,635. In Lebanon it is primarily found in: North Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Besides Lebanon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 18 percent are found and Mauritania, where 9 percent are found.

El Ghalou Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the El Ghalou surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

El Ghalou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Ghalou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻐﻠﻮalghlw-

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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 Ghalou
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