Elgamal Surname

13,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elgamal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elgamal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt37,4631:2,454328
Saudi Arabia3,6971:8,3461,160
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Qatar1061:22,2452,387
United Arab Emirates801:114,5289,720
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Canada471:783,94961,790
England391:1,428,66862,556
Israel391:219,42720,804
France321:2,075,710171,237
Libya161:390,2481,390
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Elgamal (112) may also be a first name.

Elgamal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elgamal is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elgamal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,373rd most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 174,226 people. The last name Elgamal is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Elgamal live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 90 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 885,979th most common forename globally It is held by 112 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 37,463 people, or 1 in 2,454. Apart from Egypt this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Elgamal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elgamal last name are 1.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Elgamal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 17.13% less than the national average, earning R 196,920 per year; in United States they earn 14.44% more than the national average, earning $49,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.07% more than the national average, earning $66,610 CAD per year.

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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
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