El Jarrah Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Jarrah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Jarrah 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
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Mauritania291:141,2027,956
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

El Jarrah Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Jarrah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺠﺮﺍﺡ) is found most in Morocco. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of El Jarrah click here.

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

This surname is the 1,343,156th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of El Jarrah are found; 82 percent are found in North Africa and 82 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The surname is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Beside Morocco it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 17 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.

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 Jarah9421/
El Jarra946/
El Jarray899/
El-Jarrah897/
El Jaarah894/
El Sarrah894/
El Jarrat893/
El Jarrai892/
El Jarras891/
El Jara882/
El Harrach8419/
El Harrath8414/
El Hijarah844/
El Sarah8294/
El Harra8213/
El Jaras829/
El Jarai829/
El Jzara824/
El Jarad823/
El Harah822/
El Sarra821/
El Jaray821/
El-Jarah821/
El Tjara821/
El Harras782,488/
El Harash781,268/
El Harrad78342/
El Harraz78266/
El Harrat78251/
El Harraj78163/
El Sarraj7816/
El Harach784/
El Hairah784/
El Haraha781/
El Charah781/
El Hara7549/
El Zara7522/
El Sara751/
El Hairach74287/
El Harrass74243/
El Sarrouh7411/
El Harhach749/
El Jarouch746/
El Jaroush741/
El Kharray741/
El Charrat741/
El Kharraj741/
El Sahra716,468/
El Haraz711,053/
El Haras71382/
El Harad71199/
El Johra71136/
El Horra71104/
El Saray7142/
El Hajra7119/
El Haraj7112/
El Harat7110/
El-Jarad7110/
El Harza719/
El Sarai711/
El Harai711/
El Hasra711/
El-Harra711/
El-Sarra711/
El Zaara711/
El-Sarraj6713/
El-Harras6710/
El Charro675/
El-Harraz674/
El Zairat674/
El Zharaa674/
El Kharaj672/
El Horash672/
El Harouh671/
El Harass671/
El Sarrou671/
El Khaira671/
El Jarosz671/
El-Sarrha671/
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El Jarrah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Jarrah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺠﺮﺍﺡaljrah-

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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 Jarrah
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