El Saj Surname

276,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

El Saj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Saj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria6261:30,8321,976
Lebanon5651:9,9771,505
Yemen2071:127,6586,879
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

El Saj Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Saj has its highest incidence in Syria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname El Saj is the 276,904th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,205,390 people. The surname El Saj is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of El Saj are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Levant.

El Saj is most frequently held in Syria, where it is held by 626 people, or 1 in 30,832. In Syria El Saj is primarily found in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Syria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 40 percent are found and Yemen, where 15 percent are found.

El Saj Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the El Saj surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Saji927/
El Sadj921/
El Sajd921/
El Sa91122/
El Shaji86305/
El Sajaa869/
El Shaij864/
El Siaji864/
El Saa83895/
El Sad83214/
El Sah83183/
El Sai83154/
El Sat834/
El-Saj831/
El Say831/
El Saz831/
El Sahaji801/
El Said7730,301/
El Saad777,562/
El Sadh776,773/
El Satt775,616/
El Sayd771,022/
El Saht77946/
El Sahy77402/
El Shas77289/
El Sadd77244/
El Saud77244/
El Sath77153/
El Saah77122/
El Saha77122/
El Sahh77104/
El Shad7788/
El Shaa7744/
El Shoa7736/
El Saie7710/
El Sass779/
El Shay774/
El Saat774/
El Saih774/
El Sais774/
El Says774/
El Shat774/
El Sead772/
El Saye772/
El Shah772/
El Sahd771/
El Saio771/
El Sakh771/
El Saya771/
El Sayy771/
El Sazz771/
El Seia771/
El Seya771/
El Si7315/
El Za737/
El Sayed71136,144/
El Sayad719,013/
El Saied713,114/
El Sayes71481/
El Sayeh71361/
El Sehat71313/
El Shaat71276/
El Shuha71275/
El Shaaz71271/
El Shash71233/
El Saiid71185/
El Saihi71153/
El Sayah7124/
El Saieh7113/
El Shatt7113/
El Sayid7111/
El Shakh7110/
El Saiyd7110/
El Saaat719/
El Shahd719/
El Shaia717/
El Shass716/
El Shijj714/
El Sai'i714/
El Saiha714/
El Shhat714/
El Shsah714/
El Siyad714/
El Sahah712/
El Shaya712/
El Shays712/
El Sayat711/
El Shaad711/
El Sayet711/
El Sahie711/
El Sahia711/
El Saies711/
El Sejeh711/
El Shahy711/
El Sheya711/
El Souji711/
El Saydh711/
El Seyad711/
El Shayp711/
El Saaid711/
El Sahth711/
El Shaikh67946/
El Ser67442/
El Saheeh67184/
El Sayeed67183/
El Sheakh67153/
El Shhadh67153/
El Sid67147/
El Shayat67124/
El Set674/
El Saye'd674/
El Shashh674/
El Shayah673/
El-Sha672/
El Zaa672/
El Zai671/
El Sey671/
El Shayed671/
El Shehia671/
El Zay671/
El Sayech671/
El Shahas671/
El Sis671/
El Sit671/
El Ssawee671/
El Ssayad671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Saj
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis