El Hajj Surname
Approximately 205,834 people bear this surname
El Hajj Surname User-submission:
The surname El Hajj or El Hajji means 'pilgrim' in Arabic.
El Hajj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 99,606 | 1:265 | 20 |
| Syria | 55,252 | 1:349 | 45 |
| Lebanon | 34,197 | 1:165 | 6 |
| Jordan | 8,360 | 1:1,058 | 154 |
| Palestine | 4,402 | 1:1,033 | 162 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,431 | 1:21,562 | 2,950 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,081 | 1:8,476 | 1,058 |
| Kuwait | 569 | 1:6,680 | 925 |
| Iraq | 257 | 1:136,271 | 3,688 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Tunisia | 120 | 1:5,089 | 814 |
| France | 95 | 1:699,187 | 88,446 |
| Oman | 50 | 1:73,759 | 2,921 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
El Hajj (2,866) may also be a first name.
El Hajj Surname Meaning
El Hajj Demographics
Average El Hajj Salary in
United States
$77,917 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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El Hajj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Hajj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name El Hajj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝ) is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name El Hajj? popularity and diffusion
El Hajj is the 2,710th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 35,405 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of El Hajj reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 135,897th most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 2,866 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 99,606 people, or 1 in 265. In Yemen El Hajj is mostly found in: Taiz Governorate, where 19 percent live, Ibb Governorate, where 16 percent live and Dhamar Governorate, where 13 percent live. Not including Yemen El Hajj is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 27 percent live and Lebanon, where 17 percent live.
El Hajj Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Maronite (39%) in Lebanon.
The amount El Hajj earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.67% less than the national average, earning $38,918 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
El Hajj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| El Hajj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝ | alhaj | - |
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