Elhamel Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Elhamel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elhamel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria7011:55,1099,371
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Mauritania451:90,9975,761
Libya251:249,7591,033
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Elhamel (142) may also be a first name.

Elhamel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elhamel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻬﺎﻣﻞ) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Elhamel.

How Common Is The Last Name Elhamel? popularity and diffusion

Elhamel is the 389,400th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,008,292 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elhamel are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 92 percent are found in Mahgreb. Elhamel is also the 775,413th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 142 people.

The surname Elhamel is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 701 people, or 1 in 55,109. In Algeria Elhamel is primarily concentrated in: Adrar Province, where 45 percent reside, Laghouat Province, where 25 percent reside and Biskra Province, where 18 percent reside. Besides Algeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 15 percent reside and Mauritania, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elamel92263/
Elhaml921/
Elgamel867,154/
Ellamel867/
Alhamel863/
Elaamel862/
Helamel861/
Eleamel861/
Eslamel861/
Elhamil861/
Elgameel80775/
Elgammel804/
Ellammel801/
Elhamleh801/
Elgaml777,237/
Alamel772,120/
Elamil77278/
Elemel772/
Elomel771/
Olamel771/
Elgamil713,477/
Ellamil71911/
Alameel71250/
Allamel71228/
Halamel718/
Alhamil716/
Elgamml714/
Alaamel711/
Elaamil711/
Ellemel711/
Ollamel711/
Ahlamel711/
Yolamel711/
Elemuel710/
Alaml6734/
Elliamil673/
Eloml671/
Alahamil671/
Esllamil671/
Elllamil671/
Islameel671/

Elhamel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elhamel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻬﺎﻣﻞalhaml-

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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 Elhamel
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