El Hegazy Surname

93,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Hegazy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Hegazy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3,3601:7,8651,042
Jordan1,0891:8,1201,563
Syria4641:41,5972,403
Lebanon1131:49,8864,148
Palestine201:227,4429,690
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

El Hegazy Last Name Facts

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

El Hegazy is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 93,920th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,435,970 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of El Hegazy live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 66 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name El Hegazy is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is borne by 3,360 people, or 1 in 7,865. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Sa'dah Governorate, where 66 percent live, Ibb Governorate, where 9 percent live and Al Bayda Governorate, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 21 percent live and Syria, where 9 percent live.

El Hegazy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the El Hegazy last name is principally Sunni (71%) in Lebanon.

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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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