Elmehdy Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elmehdy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmehdy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania611:67,1294,615
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Elmehdy (13) may also be a first name.

Elmehdy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elmehdy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﻬﺪﻱ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Elmehdy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmehdy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elmehdy live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Elmehdy is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 13 people.

The last name Elmehdy is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 67,129. In Mauritania Elmehdy is primarily concentrated in: Gorgol Region, where 23 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 18 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 18 percent live. Besides Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Morocco, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elmahdy8634,130/
Elmehdi861,709/
Elmohdy86214/
Elmhady86214/
Eelmedy861/
Elmeady861/
Elmihdy861/
Elmahdey80338/
Elmahady809/
Elmahdiy804/
Elmehedi802/
Elmahdyy801/
Elmehdhi801/
Elmehdui801/
Elmahhdy801/
Elmady77517/
Elmeda77146/
Elmedi77107/
Elmody771/
Elmahdeey754/
Elmahdi7134,105/
Almahdy714,041/
Elmahde71336/
Gelmedi71175/
Almehdi71110/
Elmhadi7145/
Almeady7114/
Elmihdi7112/
Elmeida7111/
Helmedi718/
Elmadeh718/
Elmejdi715/
Elhmidy714/
Elmeddi714/
Elmaday714/
Elmedio712/
Elhmedi712/
Elmhidi711/
Almhady711/
Alhmedy711/
Olmedoy711/
Helmeda711/
Elmoddy711/
Almediy711/
Elhmady711/
Elmahadi679,565/
Almahady6728/
Elmahdui6726/
Almahdey6710/
Almahdiy672/
Elmahdee671/
Aalmahdy671/
Alhmeedy671/
Almahddy671/
Elmahdei671/
Ealmeida671/
Etelmidy671/
Elhmeide671/
Elmahdii671/

Elmehdy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmehdy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﻬﺪﻱalmhdy81.48
ﺍﻟﻤﻬﺪﻯalmhdy18.52

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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 Elmehdy
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