El Hag Surname

79,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

El Hag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Hag 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
Sudan5,0401:7,4421,059
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
England61:9,286,343223,652
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
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El Hag (426) may also be a first name.

El Hag Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Hag (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝ) occurs more in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 79,694th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,191,165 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of El Hag are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 95 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. El Hag is also the 416,125th most common first name at a global level, held by 426 people.

The last name El Hag is most commonly used in Sudan, where it is carried by 5,040 people, or 1 in 7,442. Beside Sudan it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 12 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.

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 Chag9224/
El Hayg924/
El Hagh924/
El Haq838,288/
El-Hag83316/
El Hak83179/
El Hog836/
El Ahg831/
El Haik77709/
El Hoyg77388/
El Hayq77122/
El Haïk774/
El-Hagg774/
El Hack773/
El Haak771/
El Ague771/
El Hask771/
El Hake771/
El Og7317/
El Ak731/
El Hayck712/
El Chaik711/
El Chaak711/
El Khoog711/
El Atgue711/
El Ayq671,525/
El Ake67483/
El Asq67122/
El Akh679/
El-Hak675/
El Azq674/
El Hok672/
El Aks671/
El Hoc671/
El Akt671/
El Gog671/
El Aaq671/
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El Hag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Hag in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝalhaj60
ﺍﻟﺤﻚalhk40

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Hag
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