Elghany Surname
Approximately 2,506 people bear this surname
Elghany Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,471 | 1:37,206 | 3,868 |
| Jordan | 22 | 1:401,929 | 12,166 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Elghany Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elghany Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elghany occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Elghany.
How Common Is The Last Name Elghany? popularity and diffusion
It is the 171,745th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,908,039 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elghany live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Arabic North Africa.
Elghany is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 2,471 people, or 1 in 37,206. Aside from Egypt it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 1 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jelghany | 93 | 1 | / |
| Elgany | 92 | 307 | / |
| Elghannay | 88 | 3 | / |
| Elghani | 86 | 845 | / |
| Elghana | 86 | 131 | / |
| Elghane | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ilghany | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elghanai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Elghanni | 80 | 4 | / |
| Elengany | 80 | 2 | / |
| Elghaina | 80 | 2 | / |
| Elgheiny | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elgana | 77 | 5,613 | / |
| Elgani | 77 | 464 | / |
| Elganh | 77 | 153 | / |
| Elgony | 77 | 5 | / |
| Elghannaj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elghannai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elganna | 71 | 763 | / |
| Elganaa | 71 | 214 | / |
| Yelgani | 71 | 90 | / |
| Elgaini | 71 | 9 | / |
| Elgannh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Elgaana | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ealgani | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gelgane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Helgane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ilghani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elganei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ellgani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elghotni | 67 | 12 | / |
| Elganesh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Elghoune | 67 | 9 | / |
| Helganes | 67 | 6 | / |
| Elengane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elghouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elganich | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Elghany
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