El Masry Surname

4,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Lebanon

El Masry Surname User-submission:

An Arabic name that means "The Egyptian". Usually it shows that this person's family is of Egyptian origin. A common name in countries around Egypt, especially Syria, Palestine, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

El Masry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan32,7441:27018
Lebanon28,6391:1979
Egypt24,7721:3,711506
Palestine22,2721:2043
Yemen9,4741:2,789435
Kuwait2,3241:1,635193
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
United Arab Emirates5501:16,6592,004
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Sweden331:298,38720,789
England231:2,422,52489,093
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Tunisia161:38,1645,464
France111:6,038,429280,838
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

El Masry (421) may also be a first name.

El Masry Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Arabic name that means "The Egyptian". Usually it shows that this person's family is of Egyptian origin. A common name in countries around Egypt, especially Syria, Palestine, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

- ibrahim87

El Masry Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Masry is borne by more people in Jordan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of El Masry.

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

The surname is the 4,601st most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,680 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of El Masry reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 69 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 418,786th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 421 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Jordan, where it is held by 32,744 people, or 1 in 270. In Jordan El Masry is mostly concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 56 percent live, Irbid Governorate, where 15 percent live and Zarqa Governorate, where 15 percent live. Not including Jordan this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 23 percent live and Egypt, where 20 percent live.

El Masry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the El Masry last name is predominantly Sunni (62%) in Lebanon.

El Masry earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.52% less than the national average, earning $41,973 CAD per year.

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