El Ghaly Surname

335,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Tunisia

El Ghaly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Ghaly 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
Lebanon4361:12,9291,830
Mauritania1831:22,3761,977
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Tunisia1011:6,046971
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Syria371:521,6495,346
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
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El Ghaly (110) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Ghaly Demographics

El Ghaly Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 337 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Ghaly Last Name Facts

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

El Ghaly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻟﻲ) occurs in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of El Ghaly click here.

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

The last name El Ghaly is the 335,587th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,631,070 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of El Ghaly are found; 47 percent are found in West Asia and 46 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 110 people.

The last name El Ghaly is most widely held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 436 people, or 1 in 12,929. In Lebanon El Ghaly is most numerous in: Beirut Governorate, where 88 percent are found, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 8 percent are found and Beqaa Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Lebanon this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 17 percent are found and Morocco, where 15 percent are found.

El Ghaly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the El Ghaly surname is primarily Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.

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 Ghalya94137/
El Ghally943/
El Galy93234/
El Ghali885,437/
El Ghala8825/
El Gaaly8810/
El Gahly887/
El-Ghaly887/
El Ghale886/
El Galay884/
El Gaily882/
El Ghouly829,039/
El Ghalia821,547/
El Ghalih821,007/
El Ghalla8288/
El Ghalis8271/
El Ghalle8234/
El Ghalid8226/
El Gheily8211/
El Galahy826/
El Ghaila825/
El Ghalli825/
El Ghalit824/
El Gailay822/
El Ghalij822/
El Ghaled821/
El Ghaleh821/
El Gathly821/
El Gahali821/
El Ghalai821/
El Ghaliz821/
El-Galy80184/
El Gali8026/
El Gala801/
El Gale801/
El Ghallia781/
El-Ghali75426/
El Galai75346/
El-Gaaly7514/
El Galla757/
El Gouly756/
El Gahli752/
El Gaila752/
El Hgali751/
El Galaa751/
El Galia751/
El Gaili751/
El Gaali751/
El Gayla751/
El Gholi751/
El Ghouli71241/
El-Ghalid71124/
El Gallaa7113/
El Gailia717/
El Ghoule715/
El-Galley715/
El-Ghalia714/
El Ghoula712/
El-Ga'aly711/
El Ghousli677/
El Ghoulle671/
El-Gali671/
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El Ghaly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Ghaly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻟﻲalghaly78
ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻟﻰalghaly11
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻟﻲalqaly6
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻟﻰalqaly1
ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻟﻴﻪalghalyh1

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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 Ghaly
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