Elghazy Surname

336,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elghazy Surname User-submission:

The Elghazy suranme means 'the soldier fighting in the name of god'.

Elghazy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Elghazy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Elghazy suranme means 'the soldier fighting in the name of god'.

- omar_saleh

Elghazy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elghazy occurs most in Egypt. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elghazy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elghazy is the 336,335th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,649,221 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elghazy live; 100 percent live in North Africa and 78 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 854 people, or 1 in 107,653. Not including Egypt it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 22 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

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