Erahel Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Erahel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erahel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Erahel (24) may also be a first name.

Erahel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erahel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺣﻞ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Erahel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Erahel is the 5,213,395th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Erahel occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Erahel are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 24 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 314,989. In Mauritania Erahel is most common in: Gorgol Region, where 77 percent live, Brakna Region, where 8 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Errahel9216/
Erahell921/
Erael9161/
Herael838/
Eraele831/
Eurael831/
Errahil7716/
Harahel772/
Esraael771/
Eesrael771/
Ejrahil771/
Ejraeel771/
Eroel73142/
Irael7323/
Orael7317/
Arael7312/
Eisraele711/
Eijraeel711/
Erhayiel711/
Ijrael6716/
Orahil679/
Irrael677/
Arahil676/
Hirael672/
Irahil671/
Iorael671/
Airael671/
Aarael671/
Erroel671/
Oreael671/
Ajrael671/
Harael670/

Erahel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erahel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺣﻞalrahl-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Erahel
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