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 held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 547,713th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. The last name El Haje occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of El Haje live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 355,253rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 560 people.

El Haje is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 543 people, or 1 in 7,541. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 31 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 19 percent live and Assaba Region, where 10 percent live. Excluding Mauritania El Haje occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent live and Spain, where 1 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 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/
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El Aage714/
El Hais714/
El Khajjaj714/
El Heja714/
El Ahya714/
El Hazi713/
El Khoj712/
El Ahia712/
El-Haaj712/
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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/
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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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