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.

DNA test information

El Saj Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Saj Demographics

El Saj Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 308 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Saj Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Saj is more frequently found in Syria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 276,904th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,205,390 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Saj are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Levant.

This last name is most widespread in Syria, where it is held by 626 people, or 1 in 30,832. In Syria it is mostly concentrated in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Syria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 40 percent reside and Yemen, where 15 percent reside.

El Saj Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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/
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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 Saj
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