Elghailani Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elghailani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elghailani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Elghailani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elghailani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻐﻴﻼﻧﻲ) occurs in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elghailani? popularity and diffusion

Elghailani is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Elghailani are found; 60 percent are found in North Africa and 60 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The last name is most numerous in Morocco, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 3,830,678. Beside Morocco it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 13 percent live and Mauritania, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Elghailani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elghailani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻐﻴﻼﻧﻲalghylany-

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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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