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.

DNA test information

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

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Hamdy Demographics

El Hamdy Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 7 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Hamdy Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Hamdy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺪﻱ) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name El Hamdy is the 40,004th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 555,580 people. The last name El Hamdy occurs mostly 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. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 39 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is held 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. Aside from Yemen this surname occurs 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 bearing the El Hamdy surname is primarily Sunni (86%) 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 Hamday941/
El Amdy9310/
El Hamdi884,253/
El-Hamdy889/
El Handy888/
El Hamda881/
El Hamde881/
El Hamdie822/
El Amdouy821/
El Haamdi821/
El Amda804/
El Omdy802/
El Handi75583/
El Gandy75122/
El-Hamdi7514/
El Handa7514/
El Amdeh759/
El Hemdi755/
El Hande751/
El Homdi751/
El Ahmdi751/
El Amdai751/
El Omda672,637/
El Ande676/
El Ondy674/
El Andi671/
El Gandi639/
El Gande634/
El-Handi632/
El Aunda631/
El Oumda631/
El Eindy631/
El Jondy631/
El-Gandy631/
El Omdith591/
El-Omda53703/
El Andih504/
El Jondi502/
El Oundi501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Hamdy
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