El Waj Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Tunisia

El Waj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Waj 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
Palestine231:197,7769,224
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

El Waj Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Waj occurs in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of El Waj click here.

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

El Waj is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of El Waj reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Levant.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Palestine, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 197,776. In Palestine it is most common in: Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 61 percent are found, Hebron Governorate, where 35 percent are found and Khan Yunis Governorate, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Palestine El Waj is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 12 percent are found and Tunisia, where 12 percent are found.

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El Waja92366/
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El Hwait71244/
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El Bay67429/
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El Bahaji67137/
El Wez6732/
El Wer6726/
El Bai6714/
El Bjh679/
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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
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  • 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 Waj
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