Elma Forename
5,902nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 178,163 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Isle of Man
Elma Forename Definition:
A female name.: not uncommon in the USA where it is usually an abbreviation of Guglielma. The 8th Earl of Elgin's elder d. (b. 1842) was named Elma, a combination of parts of the mother’s names Elizabeth Mary, and it has continued to be used in her family.
Read More About This ForenameElma Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 99% | 68,009 | 1:1,559 | 322 |
| Brazil | 100% | 17,340 | 1:12,355 | 1,303 |
| United States | 100% | 16,383 | 1:22,129 | 1,716 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 10,906 | 1:14,621 | 1,784 |
| Indonesia | 97% | 9,691 | 1:26,619 | 3,627 |
| Mexico | 100% | 5,978 | 1:20,767 | 1,249 |
| Argentina | 100% | 5,321 | 1:8,039 | 594 |
| Mozambique | - | 4,320 | 1:6,306 | 1,134 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 3,817 | 1:4,220 | 565 |
| South Africa | 100% | 3,603 | 1:15,135 | 2,291 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 3,225 | 1:5,241 | 787 |
| Peru | 100% | 2,379 | 1:13,363 | 1,310 |
| Angola | - | 2,024 | 1:13,323 | 1,369 |
| Finland | 100% | 1,634 | 1:3,356 | 482 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,415 | 1:2,038 | 455 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 1,254 | 1:6,501 | 680 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1,049 | 1:45,547 | 2,157 |
| Canada | 100% | 921 | 1:35,975 | 2,695 |
| Honduras | 100% | 910 | 1:9,690 | 978 |
| England | 100% | 841 | 1:66,115 | 2,847 |
| Germany | 100% | 820 | 1:117,900 | 2,325 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 816 | 1:37,760 | 4,574 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 792 | 1:13,386 | 1,201 |
| Scotland | 100% | 769 | 1:6,958 | 573 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 755 | 1:4,668 | 797 |
| Sweden | 100% | 663 | 1:14,869 | 1,148 |
| India | 85% | 529 | 1:2,296,556 | 114,485 |
| Chile | 100% | 520 | 1:33,860 | 1,453 |
| Ghana | - | 506 | 1:53,332 | 2,793 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 492 | 1:173 | 56 |
| Malaysia | 97% | 443 | 1:68,736 | 5,283 |
| Turkey | 100% | 415 | 1:187,474 | 4,333 |
| Spain | 100% | 410 | 1:113,488 | 3,089 |
| Nicaragua | 99% | 405 | 1:14,860 | 1,293 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 386 | 1:61,579 | 8,695 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 384 | 1:8,926 | 703 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 377 | 1:6,522 | 728 |
| Albania | 100% | 375 | 1:8,124 | 1,373 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 372 | 1:19,454 | 1,277 |
| Kenya | 97% | 345 | 1:134,224 | 6,331 |
| Ireland | 100% | 344 | 1:13,499 | 832 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 309 | 1:33,758 | 2,629 |
| Panama | 100% | 290 | 1:13,471 | 1,585 |
| Italy | 100% | 262 | 1:233,061 | 3,174 |
| Kosovo | - | 234 | 1:7,955 | 1,258 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 227 | 1:5,997 | 1,006 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 226 | 1:2,571 | 412 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 222 | 1:136,045 | 5,599 |
| Cuba | - | 218 | 1:52,782 | 1,589 |
| Egypt | 50% | 174 | 1:528,166 | 14,341 |
| El Salvador | - | 170 | 1:37,305 | 1,401 |
| Portugal | - | 157 | 1:66,311 | 2,082 |
| Barbados | - | 156 | 1:1,858 | 415 |
| Cameroon | 63% | 153 | 1:141,245 | 6,641 |
| Austria | 100% | 148 | 1:57,528 | 1,616 |
| Belize | 100% | 145 | 1:2,444 | 554 |
| Ecuador | - | 122 | 1:145,303 | 2,935 |
| Russia | 91% | 117 | 1:1,232,767 | 9,857 |
| Guyana | 100% | 110 | 1:6,939 | 1,163 |
| Congo | 50% | 109 | 1:45,956 | 3,568 |
| Bahamas | - | 108 | 1:3,698 | 660 |
| Denmark | - | 105 | 1:53,805 | 1,983 |
| Haiti | 100% | 105 | 1:102,161 | 5,746 |
| Latvia | 100% | 105 | 1:19,197 | 894 |
| Croatia | 100% | 93 | 1:45,345 | 1,656 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 91 | 1:52,395 | 2,275 |
| Norway | 100% | 88 | 1:58,322 | 2,275 |
| Iceland | 100% | 84 | 1:4,357 | 552 |
| Serbia | 100% | 84 | 1:85,068 | 2,567 |
| Wales | 100% | 81 | 1:38,201 | 1,528 |
| Nigeria | 77% | 71 | 1:2,500,906 | 46,525 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 69 | 1:81,559 | 2,945 |
| France | 100% | 64 | 1:1,038,599 | 8,027 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 64 | 1:9,915 | 1,093 |
| Australia | - | 62 | 1:220,284 | 5,237 |
| DR Congo | 75% | 62 | 1:1,190,768 | 33,715 |
| French Polynesia | - | 59 | 1:4,710 | 802 |
| Kuwait | - | 57 | 1:66,408 | 5,422 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 57 | 1:1,958 | 380 |
| New Zealand | - | 54 | 1:84,001 | 3,804 |
| China | - | 53 | 1:25,774,637 | 60,738 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 53 | 1:154,972 | 4,028 |
| Bulgaria | 98% | 52 | 1:134,431 | 4,110 |
| Zimbabwe | 94% | 51 | 1:302,428 | 16,115 |
| Belgium | 100% | 50 | 1:229,801 | 5,278 |
| Guam | - | 45 | 1:3,570 | 683 |
| Greece | 100% | 44 | 1:248,512 | 4,598 |
| Grenada | 96% | 42 | 1:2,574 | 517 |
| Estonia | 100% | 40 | 1:32,884 | 2,271 |
| Namibia | - | 40 | 1:60,104 | 3,480 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 34 | 1:959,515 | 12,037 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 34 | 1:3,228 | 592 |
| Botswana | 100% | 32 | 1:68,264 | 6,262 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 31 | 1:5,736 | 925 |
| Qatar | 100% | 28 | 1:84,629 | 9,711 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 23 | 1:4,322 | 830 |
| Hong Kong | - | 20 | 1:387,636 | 3,995 |
| Liberia | 100% | 20 | 1:220,603 | 7,624 |
| Kazakhstan | 88% | 19 | 1:934,044 | 10,348 |
| Azerbaijan | 86% | 18 | 1:535,719 | 10,650 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 18 | 1:10,797,649 | 73,414 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 18 | 1:10,666 | 1,239 |
| Singapore | 100% | 18 | 1:349,281 | 9,934 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 18 | 1:2,932,684 | 23,284 |
| Thailand | 100% | 18 | 1:3,892,545 | 81,378 |
| Iran | - | 16 | 1:4,906,054 | 19,171 |
| Hungary | 100% | 15 | 1:652,785 | 2,218 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 14 | 1:3,659 | 559 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 13 | 1:141,780 | 1,629 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 12 | 1:3,791,659 | 7,438 |
| Uganda | 100% | 10 | 1:4,095,692 | 39,987 |
| Armenia | 100% | 9 | 1:324,306 | 4,600 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 9 | 1:5,459 | 808 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,074 | 908 |
| Tunisia | - | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 9 | 1:3,420,716 | 8,576 |
| Algeria | 67% | 8 | 1:4,772,090 | 9,478 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 7 | 1:75,593 | 2,885 |
| Japan | - | 7 | 1:18,283,722 | 43,935 |
| Jersey | - | 7 | 1:14,283 | 1,073 |
| Lithuania | 100% | 7 | 1:421,697 | 2,256 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 7 | 1:7,837 | 1,103 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 7 | 1:1,021,713 | 39,786 |
| Zambia | - | 7 | 1:2,264,971 | 21,963 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 6 | 1:10,216 | 1,399 |
| Georgia | 86% | 6 | 1:623,078 | 10,501 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 6 | 1:591,717 | 4,217 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 5 | 1:2,651 | 523 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Brunei | 100% | 4 | 1:104,892 | 1,566 |
| Dominica | - | 4 | 1:18,868 | 592 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Madagascar | - | 4 | 1:5,907,352 | 4,093 |
| Senegal | 100% | 4 | 1:3,645,339 | 17,621 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 3 | 1:5,424,443 | 41,412 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 3 | 1:7,691,978 | 82,363 |
| Luxembourg | - | 3 | 1:188,016 | 3,003 |
| Niger | 67% | 3 | 1:6,394,665 | 47,369 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Czechia | 100% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 2 | 1:2,986,638 | 34,954 |
| Nepal | 100% | 2 | 1:14,243,676 | 86,069 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Syria | - | 2 | 1:9,653,038 | 7,712 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Palestine | 100% | 1 | 1:4,550,058 | 5,739 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
Elma (17,542) may also be a surname.
Elma Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name.: not uncommon in the USA where it is usually an abbreviation of Guglielma. The 8th Earl of Elgin's elder d. (b. 1842) was named Elma, a combination of parts of the mother’s names Elizabeth Mary, and it has continued to be used in her family.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
A female name abbreviated from Gulielma, a feminine formed from Gulielmus, from root of William, q. v.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Greek (feminine) - Love.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
A Greek name, meaning: Love. (Anglo-saxon) Like the elm.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Elma Forename Popularity
Elma Demographics
Elma Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 3,038 (2014)
United States
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Elma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elma in the Russian language | ||
| Эльма | elma | - |
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