Elsalhi Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elsalhi Surname User-submission:

The origin of this name seems to go back to AlSaleh Najm Aldin Ayyuub, the king of Egypt during the Almamalik era), when the followers of the King or the strong people in the army used to take their monarch's name as nicknames. That is why the followers of the king AlSaleh were named AlSalehiyya and each one of them is said to have AlSalehy as a nickname.

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Elsalhi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Elsalhi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin of this name seems to go back to AlSaleh Najm Aldin Ayyuub, the king of Egypt during the Almamalik era), when the followers of the King or the strong people in the army used to take their monarch's name as nicknames. That is why the followers of the king AlSaleh were named AlSalehiyya and each one of them is said to have AlSalehy as a nickname.

The last letter Y in Arabic gives the meaning of belonging, for example, a person from Britannia is called (Britainy), Iraq becomes (Iraqy), Kuwait becomes (Kuwaity) and so on.

- salhy

Elsalhi Last Name Facts

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

Elsalhi is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Elsalhi.

How Common Is The Last Name Elsalhi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,471,719th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname Elsalhi is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Elsalhi are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 90 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

It is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Outside of Egypt this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 3 percent reside and Libya, where 3 percent reside.

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