Elhaja Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Elhaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Elhaja (31) may also be a first name.
Elhaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elhaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elhaja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺟﻪ) has its highest incidence in Sudan. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Elhaja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elhaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Elhaja is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Elhaja live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 84 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most common forename internationally, held by 31 people.
The last name Elhaja is most commonly occurring in Sudan, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 1,500,408. Not including Sudan Elhaja is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 6 percent reside and Egypt, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elhaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elhaja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺟﻪ | alhajh | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺟﺔ | alhajt | 42.86 |
| ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺔ | alhjt | 7.14 |
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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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- 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 Elhaja
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