El Nahas Surname

87,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El Nahas Surname User-submission:

The surname means Copper in Arabic and it refers to the person who used to clean the cooking utensils made of copper and return it back to its original color. Holders of the surname may have an ancestor who was working in this profession.

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El Nahas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,1561:17,8312,074
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Qatar121:196,50026,891
England61:9,286,343223,652
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
France41:16,605,680368,153
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

El Nahas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname means Copper in Arabic and it refers to the person who used to clean the cooking utensils made of copper and return it back to its original color. Holders of the surname may have an ancestor who was working in this profession.

- ehab_eldeeb

El Nahas Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Nahas occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 87,736th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,329,844 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of El Nahas live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The last name El Nahas is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 5,156 people, or 1 in 17,831. Apart from Egypt this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

El Nahas Last Name Statistics demography

El Nahas earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.2% less than the national average, earning R 89,832 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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El-Nahas882,717/
El Nhass884/
El Naass882/
El Nahaz881/
El Nas86340/
El-Nahass82430/
El Nashsh821/
El Nais80852/
El Nass807/
El Gnas804/
El-Naas801/
El-Nhas801/
El-Naass751/
El Nos719/
El-Nas712/
El Noss671/
El-Nache631/
El Noush631/
El-Hnaich594/
El Noz573/
El-Neiss501/

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