Elhanan Surname

94,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Elhanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elhanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria4,6991:4,107474
Yemen1891:139,8167,226
Israel1291:66,3388,273
United States151:24,163,929685,360
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

Elhanan (3,956) may also be a first name.

Elhanan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elhanan occurs most in Syria. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elhanan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 94,277th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,441,936 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Elhanan live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Levant. It is also the 111,195th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 3,956 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Syria, where it is held by 4,699 people, or 1 in 4,107. In Syria it is mostly found in: Aleppo Governorate, where 94 percent live, Raqqa Governorate, where 6 percent live and Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 0 percent live. Aside from Syria this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 4 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.

Elhanan Last Name Statistics demography

Elhanan earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

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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 Elhanan
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