El Maraghy Surname

176,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

El Maraghy Surname User-submission:

This surname is related to Maragha tribe of Azad. It could also be related to Maragha, a town in southern Egypt.

El Maraghy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan1,0601:8,3421,602
Egypt9761:94,1968,120
Kuwait3371:11,2781,556
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

El Maraghy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is related to Maragha tribe of Azad. It could also be related to Maragha, a town in southern Egypt.

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El Maraghy Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Maraghy occurs more in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 176,164th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,998,990 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of El Maraghy reside; 60 percent reside in West Asia and 44 percent reside in Levant.

The last name El Maraghy is most common in Jordan, where it is held by 1,060 people, or 1 in 8,342. In Jordan it is most numerous in: Mafraq Governorate, where 95 percent are found, Amman Governorate, where 5 percent are found and Karak Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Jordan this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 40 percent are found and Kuwait, where 14 percent are found.

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