El Haj Surname

44,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Haj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Haj 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
Sudan4,7601:7,8801,122
Morocco4,2601:8,0931,065
Mauritania1,7121:2,392288
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
France841:790,74795,785
Spain491:954,12336,393
United Arab Emirates471:194,94213,936
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Tunisia161:38,1645,464
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Libya91:693,7751,982
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
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El Haj (1,358) may also be a first name.

El Haj Last Name Facts

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

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

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

The last name El Haj is the 44,496th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 624,361 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of El Haj reside; 80 percent reside in North Africa and 43 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 212,798th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 1,358 people.

El Haj is most frequently held in Sudan, where it is held by 4,760 people, or 1 in 7,880. Aside from Sudan this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 36 percent are found and Mauritania, where 15 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 Hajj92205,834/
El Hadj9212,108/
El Haji921,922/
El Haij92626/
El Haje92584/
El Hajy92136/
El Haja9219/
El Haaj924/
El Hajh921/
El Khaj921/
El Ha91160/
El Aj912/
El Hajah861,678/
El Hajje8617/
El Hajid869/
El Hjaji862/
El Hajiz862/
El Hajdj861/
El Khaja861/
El Hajaz861/
El Hhajj861/
El Haije861/
El Hajee861/
El-Haj833,630/
El Aji83596/
El Had83313/
El Hjh83183/
El Hay83124/
El Ajo8334/
El Adj8318/
El Hai835/
El Has834/
El Jha833/
El Ajy833/
El Aja832/
El Haz832/
El Kha831/
El Hah831/
El Aaj831/
El J804/
El Hajaja801/
El A801/
El Ajuz774,729/
El-Hadj771,318/
El Ajou77977/
El-Hajj77883/
El Haya77844/
El Haid77816/
El Hazz77671/
El Hays77527/
El Haye77265/
El Harz77254/
El Khay77232/
El Ajiz77153/
El Aaji77151/
El-Haji77150/
El Hadh77126/
El Hayt77122/
El Hait7777/
El Chai7775/
El Hach7757/
El Hass7727/
El Hadd7716/
El Hayo7714/
El-Haje7713/
El Jaji777/
El Hija776/
El Ahad775/
El Khai775/
El Hais774/
El Heja774/
El Ahya774/
El Hjjh774/
El Chah772/
El Khoj772/
El Ahia772/
El-Haaj772/
El Head771/
El Heah771/
El Ihia771/
El Chad771/
El Chej771/
El Ajaz771/
El Khuj771/
El Hayh771/
El Heya771/
El Hijj771/
El Auja771/
El Haia771/
El As73254/
El Ad7333/
El Ji7326/
El Az7312/
El Je735/
El Ij734/
El Ga732/
El-Ha731/
El Ai731/
El At731/
El Hayes71885/
El Hayat71739/
El Khoja71343/
El Hayah71307/
El Khaye71190/
El Hayad71136/
El Khash71122/
El Ajouz7122/
El-Hajje7113/
El Hache7111/
El Hagge7111/
El Khayi7111/
El Cheij7110/
El Haihi7110/
El Haiad719/
El Hadsh717/
El Houji717/
El Chash714/
El Khaya714/
El Khayy713/
El Aahad713/
El Jahah711/
El Khuja711/
El Khach711/
El Hijjy711/
El Chaid711/
El Chaya711/
El-Ahadj711/
El Hiyat711/
El Chaia711/
El Hayet711/
El Jeeha711/
El Hayaa711/
El Hayhy711/
El Haggi711/
El Haiah711/
El Aid671,485/
El Jai671,413/
El Her671,118/
El Hou67887/
El Jid67665/
El Ait67430/
El Aas67398/
El Ass67275/
El Esh67275/
El Jay67255/
El Khaysh67244/
El Ayd67205/
El Haouet67205/
El Hashsh67183/
El Jdh67183/
El Hayish67122/
El Haoues67116/
El-Hai6725/
El Adz6719/
El Ash6715/
El-Adj6714/
El Che6712/
El-Had679/
El Akh679/
El Hijjah679/
El Aya678/
El-Aji677/
El-Hay677/
El Ais677/
El Ija676/
El Jaï676/
El Ayy676/
El Hed676/
El Hoz675/
El Azz675/
El Hey674/
El Ayi674/
El Hauche674/
El Aaz674/
El Houyat674/
El Jdd674/
El Jiz674/
El Azh674/
El Hih673/
El Jou672/
El Gaa672/
El Ach672/
El Chayah672/
El Ehd672/
El Ech672/
El Aiz672/
El Add671/
El Hye671/
El Chahat671/
El Iya671/
El Jaa671/
El Jahjah671/
El Hos671/
El Aat671/
El Ads671/
El Ahd671/
El Ahe671/
El Awe671/
El Ayo671/
El Chayad671/
El-Hej671/
El Aad671/
El Hoc671/
El Haoued671/
El Osh671/
El-Haz671/
El Adh671/
El Hayout671/
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El Haj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Haj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝalhaj99.09
ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺟﻪalhajh0.3
ﺍﻟﺤﺠﻪalhjh0.15
ﻟﻠﺤﺎﺝllhaj0.15
ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺡaljah0.15
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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 Haj
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