El Rih Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

El Rih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Rih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Jordan191:465,39112,761
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

El Rih (25) may also be a first name.

El Rih Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Rih is found most in Egypt. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of El Rih click here.

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

El Rih is the 544,808th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of El Rih reside; 74 percent reside in North Africa and 73 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name in the world, held by 25 people.

The last name El Rih is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 427 people, or 1 in 215,306. Other than Egypt this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent live and Iraq, where 6 percent live.

El Rih Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the El Rih last name is chiefly Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Rish92122/
El Rai832,125/
El Hri83173/
El Rei83104/
El Riz8318/
El Roi8315/
El Ris839/
El Rio835/
El Rii834/
El Hreich802/
El Hreish801/
El Hrrich801/
El Rais77368/
El Raid77244/
El Rahy776/
El Raai774/
El Resh774/
El-Rich774/
El Rizz771/
El Rouhy714/
El Hrech714/
El Raiss711/
El Rahaj711/
El Rhait711/
El Rhess711/
El Rhiss711/
El Rouha711/
El Raa671,439/
El Rey6764/
El Rez6721/
El-Rai679/
El Raj674/
El Roy674/
El Ray672/
El-Riz672/
El Roj671/
El-Hreich671/

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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 Rih
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