Elhj Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Elhj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elhj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger211:913,90620,544
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Elhj (796) may also be a first name.

Elhj Last Name Facts

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

Elhj is most common in Niger. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elhj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Elhj live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Chadic Africa. Elhj is also the 290,153rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 796 people.

This surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 913,906. In Niger Elhj is most common in: Zinder Region, where 52 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 14 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 14 percent are found. Beside Niger it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and Morocco, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elhaj8996,116/
Elhdj8911/
Elhøj899/
Elhej893/
Elahj891/
Elj86592/
Elhajj801,467/
Elahaj80121/
Elhaij8012/
Elhaaj806/
Elhouj804/
Ealhaj803/
Elheij801/
Eleh751,432/
Elaj75413/
Elhi75408/
Elih75369/
Elkh75176/
Eulj75170/
Alhj7544/
Elhe7542/
Helj7530/
Elch7518/
Elje7518/
Elij7518/
Elhs7517/
Gelj755/
Elhy755/
Eluj754/
Elej753/
Elzh752/
Jlhj752/
Eloj751/
Elxj751/
Eljs751/
Eljt751/
Eldj751/
Elhx751/
Ellehøj7339/
Elhaijj731/
Elesh671,614/
Eilaj671,231/
Elish671,067/
Elhai67992/
Elich67919/
Elhay67813/
Jelih67729/
Eileh67488/
Elher67358/
Elleh67333/
Ellih67287/
Elhea67183/
Helch67113/
Gelaj67108/
Elahy6789/
Jeleh6788/
Ealhi6779/
Elche6773/
Elaja6762/
Elech6757/
Helje6748/
Ellhi6746/
Elieh6741/
Yelaj6740/
Gelih6738/
Heleh6736/
Gelch6727/
Yelhe6724/
Ellch6724/
Elijh6717/
Elihe6714/
Elych6712/
Eliaj6711/
Gelhe6710/
Elhih6710/
Helih679/
Gelhi678/
Elhit677/
Yeleh677/
Eslij677/
Elije676/
Elhis676/
Jelaj676/
Hellj676/
Jelje675/
Elhey675/
Helaj674/
Geloj674/
Ilhaj674/
Elhyh674/
Elaaj673/
Aeleh673/
Elhid673/
Elhui673/
Eleih673/
Yelhi672/
Eliph672/
Gelej672/
Elaih672/
Ielhe672/
Elhes672/
Eleuh672/
Helej672/
Eleij672/
Elhet672/
Elhsh672/
Alhjh672/
Ealih671/
Elaij671/
Eilhe671/
Elhed671/
Elloj671/
Elyaj671/
Eslih671/
Gelkh671/
Yelhy671/
Yelih671/
Allhj671/
Helij671/
Yelha671/
Yelij671/
Gelij671/
Eljch671/
Eilhy671/
Elhei671/
Elheu671/
Elhgi671/
Elhie671/
Elhiy671/
Elhoy671/
Elhee671/
El'hajje671/
Alahj671/
Alhoj671/
Alhøj671/
Ejleh671/
Elayh671/
Elihs671/
Ellje671/
Eslhe671/
Ealha671/
Ealhe671/
Eelaj671/
Eulhi671/
Elshs671/
Elkhe670/
Jelej670/
Eylih670/

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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 Elhj
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