Elghayesh Surname

372,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elghayesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elghayesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt9461:97,1848,316
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Elghayesh Last Name Facts

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

Elghayesh has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elghayesh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 372,504th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,567,545 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Elghayesh are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 946 people, or 1 in 97,184. Apart from Egypt Elghayesh occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.

Elghayesh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elghayesh last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Elghayesh earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elgayesh944/
Elghaysh941/
Elghaiesh89183/
Elghayish894/
Elgayeh881/
Elghaish82349/
Elgawesh82214/
Elghayth8210/
Alghaysh821/
Elghayed821/
Alghayes821/
Elgaweesh781/
Elgayed75496/
Elgeash754/
Elgay71624/
Elgheith7113/
Elghaich714/
Algayash711/
Alghayas711/
Elghaied711/
Elgae711/
Elghaweet67153/
Algaweesh676/
Elgayd674/
Ellgay671/

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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 Elghayesh
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