Elkaihel Surname

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

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elkaihel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkaihel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Elkaihel Last Name Facts

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

Elkaihel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﻴﺤﻞ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkaihel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elkaihel is the 4,034,050th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Elkaihel are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Elkaihel is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 272,991. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Brakna Region, where 47 percent live, Guidimagha Region, where 47 percent live and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 7 percent live. Other than Mauritania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkeihel88139/
Elkaihal88137/
Elkéihel881/
Elkael8622/
Elkeihell823/
Elkheihel821/
Elkeihele821/
Elkheil801,358/
Elkaial80216/
Elkawel807/
Elkayel805/
Elkheal804/
Yelkiel801/
Elkhail801/
Elkeihil7520/
Elkeihal754/
Elkhaial754/
Elkahyal754/
Elkeihle753/
Alkaihal752/
Elkeuhel751/
Elkeyhel751/
Alkail712/
Elkayal676,826/
Elkehal67137/
Elkeyal67117/
Alkhail679/
Alkawel678/
Elciyel672/
Alkaial672/
Alkheil671/
Elquiel671/
Elkyyal671/
Elkhayal63127/
Elkeyhil632/
Alkahail631/
Elkoul571/
Alkayal53608/
Alkehal5349/
Alkiyal534/
Alkajal531/
Alkeyal531/
Alkhayal50572/

Elkaihel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elkaihel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻜﻴﺤﻞalkyhl80
ﺍﻟﻜﺤﻴﻞalkhyl20

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Footnotes

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