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Surname El-Mahdi (المهدى
, El-Mahdi
) , in the world, is a common cognomen. The last name El-Mahdi is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a common surname, Libya, where it is quite a rare surname, and Jordan. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. Very seldom, El-Mahdi is the forename as well as the last name. Parts of the name also exists independently as a last name El, and a first name Mahdi.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| المهدى | Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan |
| El-Mahdi | Morocco, Algeria, France, Egypt, Sudan |