El Hay Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Hay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Hay 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
Mauritania1071:38,2703,001
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

El Hay Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Hay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﻲ) is found most in Mauritania. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 1,620,164th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of El Hay live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The last name El Hay is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 38,270. In Mauritania El Hay is most frequent in: Brakna Region, where 32 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 27 percent live and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of Mauritania this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 12 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Haya92844/
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El Hajy92136/
El Hayt92122/
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El Ha91160/
El Hayes86885/
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El Hayhy861/
El Haj8311,672/
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El Y804/
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El Hajj77205,834/
El Ayed773,789/
El Haji771,922/
El Gohy771,651/
El Haid77816/
El Hazz77671/
El Haij77626/
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El Ayat77580/
El Jayh77153/
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El Hadh77126/
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El Ayad77116/
El Hait7777/
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El Hach7757/
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El Ayich713/
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El Kheye712/
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El Hjaji712/
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El Chaid711/
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El Jai671,413/
El Her671,118/
El Hou67887/
El Aji67596/
El Ait67430/
El Aas67398/
El Ass67275/
El Esh67275/
El Haouet67205/
El Hashsh67183/
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El Jdh67183/
El Haoues67116/
El Ajo6734/
El-Hai6725/
El Adz6719/
El Ash6715/
El-Aya6714/
El Che6712/
El-Had679/
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El Ais677/
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El-Ayt674/
El Aaz674/
El Houyat674/
El-Hayess674/
El Hih673/
El Gaa672/
El Ach672/
El Ehd672/
El Aja672/
El Ayouch672/
El Ech672/
El Aiz672/
El Add671/
El Chahat671/
El Oyy671/
El Iya671/
El Jaa671/
El Jahjah671/
El Hajaja671/
El Eyd671/
El Aaj671/
El Aat671/
El Ads671/
El Ahd671/
El Ahe671/
El Awe671/
El Aad671/
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El Hay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Hay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﻲalhy94.59
ﺍﻟﺤﻰalhy5.41

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Hay
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