El Yosr Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Kuwait

El Yosr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Yosr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

El Yosr Last Name Facts

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

El Yosr is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of El Yosr click here.

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

This surname is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of El Yosr are found; 92 percent are found in West Asia and 58 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 8,755,414. Besides Iraq it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 33 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Esr77380/
El Yar778/
El Jisr7112/
El Jorr715/
El Hyar714/
El Jord713/
El Jyar711/
El Jour711/
El Yahar671/
El Jourd671/
El Jassr671/
El Gayyar6310/
El Jar6232/
El-Jor6212/
El Jahr57489/
El Jiar57273/
El Jaar5747/
El Jarr572/
El Giar571/
El-Jisr571/
El-Hyar571/
El Jare571/
El Aaiar531/
El Jarre531/
El Hajjar50948/

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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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  • 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 Yosr
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