Elhej Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Elhej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Elhej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elhej Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elhej (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Elhej.
How Common Is The Last Name Elhej? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Elhej are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Elhej is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elhej Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elhej in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝ | alhaj | 75 |
| ﺣﺠﻪ | hjh | 25 |
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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 Elhej
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