Elgharni Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elgharni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elgharni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Elgharni Last Name Facts

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

Elgharni (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻧﻲ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elgharni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Elgharni is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Elgharni live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania Elgharni is mostly concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 67 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 17 percent are found and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 17 percent are found. Besides Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 30 percent are found and Libya, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elgarni93608/
Elgargni8810/
Algharni882/
Algarni8013,920/
Elgorni803/
Algaarni751/
Algarnii751/
Elgourzni711/
Algarne67373/
Algarny676/
Algarrne631/
Algarnee631/
Algorny531/

Elgharni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elgharni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻧﻲalqrny66.67
ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻧﻰalqrny33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elgharni
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