Elhaj Surname
Approximately 96,116 people bear this surname
Elhaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 78,681 | 1:477 | 55 |
| Libya | 10,644 | 1:587 | 115 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,419 | 1:9,025 | 1,255 |
| Morocco | 1,363 | 1:25,294 | 3,996 |
| Egypt | 854 | 1:107,653 | 8,985 |
| Mauritania | 321 | 1:12,757 | 1,231 |
| United States | 305 | 1:1,188,390 | 84,748 |
| United Arab Emirates | 116 | 1:78,985 | 7,143 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Tunisia | 25 | 1:24,425 | 3,774 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Jordan | 16 | 1:552,652 | 13,471 |
| Lebanon | 16 | 1:352,318 | 10,901 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Elhaj (9,558) may also be a first name.
Elhaj Demographics
Average Elhaj Salary in
United States
$42,742 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Elhaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elhaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elhaj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝ) is most common in Sudan. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elhaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Elhaj is the 5,870th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 75,820 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Elhaj live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Elhaj is also the 63,176th most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 9,558 people.
Elhaj is most frequent in Sudan, where it is carried by 78,681 people, or 1 in 477. Without taking into account Sudan Elhaj exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 11 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live.
Elhaj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Elhaj are 18.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Elhaj earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning $42,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% less than the national average, earning $46,927 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elhaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elhaj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝ | alhaj | 98.44 |
| ﻟﺤﺎﺝ | lhaj | 1.56 |
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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
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- 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 Elhaj
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