El Halaby Surname

18,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

El Halaby Surname User-submission:

An Arabic name that means "from Aleppo". Halab is the Arabic name for the Syrian city. Usually it means that the origin of the family is from Aleppo.

El Halaby 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
Lebanon11,3261:49880
Syria7,2561:2,660313
Palestine4,0051:1,136188
Jordan3,5341:2,502481
Egypt1,3731:66,9606,238
Yemen6421:41,1613,528
Kuwait5011:7,5861,062
United Arab Emirates4561:20,0932,333
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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El Halaby Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Arabic name that means "from Aleppo". Halab is the Arabic name for the Syrian city. Usually it means that the origin of the family is from Aleppo.

- ibrahim87
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Halaby Demographics

El Halaby Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 6,874 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Halaby Last Name Facts

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

El Halaby is found in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 18,875th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 249,770 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of El Halaby reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 90 percent reside in Levant.

This surname is most numerous in Lebanon, where it is carried by 11,326 people, or 1 in 498. In Lebanon El Halaby is mostly found in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 45 percent reside, North Governorate, where 15 percent reside and Beirut Governorate, where 13 percent reside. Barring Lebanon this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 25 percent reside and Palestine, where 14 percent reside.

El Halaby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Druze (48%) in Lebanon.

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 Khalaby951/
El Halabi893,521/
El-Halaby89625/
El Halawy8963/
El Halabe8921/
El Helaby894/
El Galaby891/
El Halaba891/
El Khalabi84342/
El Hallabi84274/
El Khalawy841/
El Chalabi841/
El Halabaa841/
El Elaby8241/
El Alawy828/
El Alabi825/
El Khallabi809/
El Halaybeh804/
El Ahlawy786,559/
El Halawe78976/
El-Halabi78364/
El Allawy783/
El Halawa782/
El Halobi781/
El Khalawi74184/
El Ahlaway741/
El-Hallabi741/
El Alawi71326/
El-Alawy717/
El Alawa712/
El Olabi711/
El-Alabi711/
El Khallawi701/
El Jalawi674/
El-Ahlawy674/
El Galawi673/
El Ahlawi671/
El-Jalabi671/
El Allawi671/
El Aliawi671/
El Algawi671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Halaby
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