Eljihani Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Eljihani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Eljihani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eljihani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eljihani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺠﻬﺎﻧﻲ) occurs in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Eljihani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eljihani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,011,991st most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Eljihani are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 95 percent are found in Mahgreb.
It is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 144,251. Besides Morocco this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 4 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elljihani | 94 | 1 | / |
| Eljiani | 93 | 5 | / |
| Aljihani | 88 | 370 | / |
| Elgihani | 88 | 16 | / |
| Eljehani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Elchihani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Elsiani | 80 | 25 | / |
| Aljehani | 75 | 8,406 | / |
| Elgehani | 75 | 26 | / |
| Aljehaini | 71 | 6 | / |
| Elsiana | 67 | 135 | / |
| Elsyani | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elgehany | 63 | 122 | / |
| Elsheany | 63 | 4 | / |
| Aljehany | 63 | 4 | / |
| Aljehane | 63 | 3 | / |
| Gilsianni | 59 | 0 | / |
| Allehayani | 56 | 1 | / |
| Elsyana | 53 | 15 | / |
| Elcyana | 53 | 5 | / |
| Elieene | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ilsjane | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jilsiana | 50 | 2 | / |
Eljihani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eljihani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺠﻬﺎﻧﻲ | aljhany | 83.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺠﻴﻬﺎﻧﻲ | aljyhany | 16.67 |
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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 Eljihani
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