El Elmi Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Tunisia

El Elmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Elmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1441:183,5098,211
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
France21:33,211,361423,184
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087

El Elmi Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Elmi is most common in Yemen. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of El Elmi.

How Common Is The Last Name El Elmi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,343,156th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. El Elmi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of El Elmi live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 183,509. In Yemen El Elmi is mostly concentrated in: Dhamar Governorate, where 90 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 8 percent are found and Aden Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Yemen El Elmi is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 5 percent are found and Tunisia, where 5 percent are found.

El Elmi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Eulmi9390/
El Almi86613/
El Olmi862/
El Elma861/
El Helmieh821/
El Almih80275/
El Helmy8035/
El Almai804/
El Halmi801/
El-Eulmi801/
El Hilmi801/
El Aalmi801/
El Almy71123/
El-Almi712/
El Alme711/
El Aalmy671/
El-Elmaa671/
El-Halmi671/
El Hailma63157/
El-Almy571/
El-Almey534/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 El Elmi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis