Elkader Surname

6,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Elkader Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkader Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria65,0991:29640
Jordan13,8041:64177
Egypt2,6541:34,6403,648
Lebanon2,3091:2,441463
Yemen1,0721:24,6502,480
Iraq9751:35,9201,609
United Arab Emirates7271:12,6031,561
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Kuwait1641:23,1753,064
Tunisia751:8,1421,365
Mauritania251:163,7958,806
Palestine141:324,91811,054
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Elkader (64) may also be a first name.

Elkader Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elkader (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﺭ) is more frequently found in Syria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkader? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elkader is the 6,484th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 83,636 people. Elkader is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Elkader live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 94 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,223,525th most widely held given name globally, borne by 64 people.

This surname is most widespread in Syria, where it is carried by 65,099 people, or 1 in 296. In Syria Elkader is most frequent in: Aleppo Governorate, where 48 percent are found, Damascus Governorate, where 20 percent are found and Hama Governorate, where 13 percent are found. Barring Syria it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 16 percent are found and Egypt, where 3 percent are found.

Elkader Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Elkader last name is primarily Sunni (88%) in Lebanon.

Elkader earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Elkader Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elkader in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﺭalqadr90
ﺍﻟﺨﻀﺮalkhdr10

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elkader
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