El Sahel Surname

346,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Kuwait

El Sahel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Sahel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen7981:33,1143,050
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Syria821:235,3784,192
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372

El Sahel (45) may also be a first name.

El Sahel Last Name Facts

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

El Sahel is found most frequently in Yemen. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of El Sahel.

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

El Sahel is the 346,411th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,901,085 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of El Sahel live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. El Sahel is also the 1,504,468th most common first name globally, borne by 45 people.

The surname El Sahel is most widely held in Yemen, where it is carried by 798 people, or 1 in 33,114. In Yemen El Sahel is most common in: Al Mahwit Governorate, where 61 percent reside, Dhamar Governorate, where 27 percent reside and Aden Governorate, where 6 percent reside. Beside Yemen it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 11 percent reside and Syria, where 8 percent reside.

El Sahel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Shiite (86%) in Lebanon.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Sahel
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