El Hachmi Surname

83,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

El Hachmi Surname User-submission:

El Hachmi refers to Hachem (Hashem), the grandfather of the Prophet (may God bless him and his family and grant them peace). It means 'pioneer' or 'soft mountain'.

El Hachmi 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
Morocco5,2141:6,612809
Mauritania2101:19,4991,783
Spain1741:268,69016,788
France1141:582,65577,962
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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El Hachmi (1,154) may also be a first name.

El Hachmi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

El Hachmi refers to Hachem (Hashem), the grandfather of the Prophet (may God bless him and his family and grant them peace). It means 'pioneer' or 'soft mountain'.

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El Hachmi Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Hachmi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻬﺎﺷﻤﻲ) occurs in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of El Hachmi click here.

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

It is the 83,869th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,263,663 people. The last name El Hachmi is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of El Hachmi live; 91 percent live in North Africa and 90 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 234,177th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 1,154 people.

The surname is most numerous in Morocco, where it is borne by 5,214 people, or 1 in 6,612. Not including Morocco this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 4 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.

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El Hachmi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Hachmi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻬﺎﺷﻤﻲalhashmy83.91
ﺍﻟﻬﺎﺷﻤﻰalhashmy14.94
ﺍﻟﻬﺎﺷﻢalhashm1.15

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