El Zein Surname

104,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

El Zein Surname User-submission:

It is an Arabic name that literally means 'the handsome' or 'the beautiful'.

El Zein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
United Arab Emirates821:111,7359,627
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
France571:1,165,311123,217
Qatar371:63,7306,585
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Turkey181:4,323,412102,143
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Senegal121:1,214,9453,496
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
England51:11,143,612252,590
Oman41:921,9937,313
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

El Zein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Arabic name that literally means 'the handsome' or 'the beautiful'.

- mse205

El Zein Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Zein occurs most in Sudan. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name El Zein is the 104,023rd most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,614,074 people. El Zein occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of El Zein are found; 67 percent are found in North Africa and 67 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

The last name El Zein is most prevalent in Sudan, where it is held by 2,800 people, or 1 in 13,396. Aside from Sudan this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent live and Egypt, where 5 percent live.

El Zein Last Name Statistics demography

The amount El Zein earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 32.3% less than the national average, earning 234,290 kr per year and in Canada they earn 20.04% less than the national average, earning $39,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Zeine931/
El Zain862,541/
El-Zein86836/
El Zine866/
El Zene864/
El Zeen864/
El Zeyn862/
El Zian861/
El Zan774/
El Jechin7511/
El Zateen753/
El Cheine752/
El Zant71334/
El Zand71275/
El Zann71183/
El Zaim7130/
El-Zain7115/
El-Zeyn716/
El-Zine714/
El Sinh714/
El Hzan714/
El Jain713/
El Zoun713/
El Jene713/
El Sine712/
El Gine712/
El-Zean711/
El Zaan711/
El Sheen67904/
El Shina67143/
El Zayan674/
El Chain672/
El Chine671/
El Cheschin671/
El Sehan671/
El Hcene671/

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