El Haje Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Haje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Haje 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
Mauritania5431:7,541823
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
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El Haje (560) may also be a first name.

El Haje Last Name Facts

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

El Haje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of El Haje.

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

El Haje is the 547,713th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. The last name El Haje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of El Haje reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. El Haje is also the 355,253rd most common first name throughout the world, held by 560 people.

This surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 543 people, or 1 in 7,541. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 31 percent are found, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 19 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and Spain, where 1 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 Hadje93194/
El Hajje9317/
El Haije931/
El Hajee931/
El Haj9211,672/
El Hajjeh884/
El Hadjer882/
El Hajj86205,834/
El Hage864,427/
El Haji861,922/
El Haij86626/
El Haye86265/
El Hajy86136/
El Haja8619/
El-Haje8613/
El Haaj864/
El Adje863/
El Hajh861/
El Khaj861/
El Aj832/
El Hajji809,773/
El Hadji802,057/
El Hajah801,678/
El Hayes80885/
El Hajaj80231/
El Hajjy80205/
El Khaye80190/
El Hajuj8034/
El Hajui8033/
El-Hajje8013/
El Hache8011/
El Hagge8011/
El Hajid809/
El Hager804/
El Haize802/
El-Hadje802/
El Hjaji802/
El Hajiz802/
El Hadge801/
El Hadjj801/
El Chage801/
El Khaja801/
El Hajaz801/
El Hhajj801/
El Hayet801/
El Hages801/
El-Haj773,630/
El Aji77596/
El Hay77124/
El Ajo7734/
El Hai775/
El Hey774/
El Ajy773/
El Aze772/
El Aja772/
El Hye771/
El Aaj771/
El Awe771/
El Hajjaj75398/
El Haouet75205/
El Khadji75139/
El Haoues75116/
El Hajouy757/
El-Hajjeh755/
El Hauche754/
El Khaaze751/
El Hajaja751/
El Hajjai751/
El-Hajjej751/
El Haoued751/
El Ajuz714,729/
El Ayed713,789/
El Ajou71977/
El-Hajj71883/
El Haya71844/
El Haid71816/
El Hajhouj71759/
El-Hage71617/
El Hays71527/
El Khay71232/
El Azaj71214/
El Hasi71194/
El Ajiz71153/
El Aaji71151/
El-Haji71150/
El Azze71136/
El Heit71127/
El Hayt71122/
El Hait7177/
El Chai7175/
El Adji7138/
El Ajji7126/
El Oche7125/
El Ayes7119/
El Heye7114/
El Hayo7114/
El Khey7113/
El Ajaj7112/
El Asea7111/
El Haza719/
El Azez719/
El Jaji717/
El Goje717/
El Hija716/
El Hagi716/
El Ache715/
El Haci715/
El Khai715/
El Aage714/
El Hais714/
El Khajjaj714/
El Heja714/
El Ahya714/
El Hazi713/
El Khoj712/
El Ahia712/
El-Haaj712/
El Aied711/
El Head711/
El Heah711/
El Khei711/
El Khie711/
El Haicher711/
El Ihia711/
El Acha711/
El Chej711/
El-Hase711/
El Ajaz711/
El Jaie711/
El Awed711/
El Khoudje711/
El Hoge711/
El Khuj711/
El Choe711/
El Hayh711/
El Heya711/
El Hijj711/
El Auja711/
El Haia711/
El Hayat67739/
El-Hadji67367/
El Khoja67343/
El Azher67311/
El Hayah67307/
El Aiche67249/
El-Hajji67220/
El Hachi67219/
El Aaser67215/
El Hayad67136/
El-Khaye6752/
El Ajouz6722/
El Heich6715/
El Khayi6711/
El Cheij6710/
El Ajjaj6710/
El Haihi6710/
El Harza679/
El Aoued679/
El Haiad679/
El Heish678/
El-Hagge678/
El Houji677/
El-Hajjy674/
El Hosea674/
El Hauzi674/
El Ij674/
El-Hayes674/
El Khaya674/
El Hasis674/
El Khayy673/
El Kheye672/
El Aicha672/
El Ayche672/
El Jache672/
El Aseer672/
El Harzi672/
El Chazi672/
El Gazze671/
El Heytt671/
El Khoue671/
El Houes671/
El Hodge671/
El Khuja671/
El Hoche671/
El Ouche671/
El Khazy671/
El Hausi671/
El Hazza671/
El Hazzy671/
El Hijjy671/
El Houza671/
El Aager671/
El Aajaj671/
El Achei671/
El Ahdji671/
El Ai671/
El Azeej671/
El Aïche671/
El Chaid671/
El Chaya671/
El Hiyat671/
El Chaia671/
El Jeeha671/
El Hayaa671/
El Hayhy671/
El Haggi671/
El Haiah671/
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El Haje Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Haje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝalhaj74.06
ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺟﻪalhajh17.87
ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺟﺔalhajt5.19
ﺍﻟﺤﺠﻪalhjh2.31

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