El Hamdy Surname

40,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Hamdy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Hamdy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen10,2261:2,584399
Syria2,3441:8,234801
United Arab Emirates2881:31,8133,439
Tunisia1651:3,701557
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Jordan231:384,45412,008
Oman211:175,6183,524
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

El Hamdy (39) may also be a first name.

El Hamdy Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Hamdy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺪﻱ) is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of El Hamdy.

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

The last name is the 40,004th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 555,580 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of El Hamdy are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 80 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. El Hamdy is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 39 people.

The last name El Hamdy is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 10,226 people, or 1 in 2,584. In Yemen it is most common in: 'Amran Governorate, where 30 percent live, Taiz Governorate, where 15 percent live and Hajjah Governorate, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 18 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

El Hamdy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Sunni (86%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

El Hamdy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Hamdy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺪﻱalhmdy-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Hamdy
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