Elalem Surname

44,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Elalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya9,7931:638128
Egypt1,4341:64,1116,013
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Mauritania1241:33,0232,679
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England41:13,929,515290,718
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Elalem (17) may also be a first name.

Elalem Last Name Facts

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

Elalem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ) is carried by more people in Libya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elalem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 44,343rd most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 622,282 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elalem live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most widespread in Libya, where it is borne by 9,793 people, or 1 in 638. Without taking into account Libya Elalem occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 12 percent reside and Morocco, where 3 percent reside.

Elalem Last Name Statistics demography

Elalem earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.17% less than the national average, earning $29,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elhalem92400/
Elaleem92185/
Elaalem92172/
Elaliem922/
Elallem921/
Elaleam921/
El'alem921/
Helalem921/
Elaleme921/
Elhaleem86214/
Elhaliem865/
Elhaleim865/
Elhallem861/
Alalem8310,237/
Elalim83267/
Olalem832/
Ilalem831/
Elelem831/
Elalen831/
Elalne831/
Hellalhem8027/
Elhalim771,222/
Alaliem77209/
Alaalem7739/
Alaleem7723/
Alhalem7710/
Elaalim777/
Eilalim774/
Helalim773/
Ellalim773/
Allalem772/
Ealalim771/
Gilalem771/
Elhalen771/
Alhaleem71233/
Elhaleen713/
Alaaleem711/
Alalim67637/
Ilalim67530/
Ilalen67172/
Elalin67102/
Elolen6782/
Ylalim6756/
Alelem6717/
Olelem677/
Olalim672/
Alolem671/
Elelim671/
Ilelem671/

Elalem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elalem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢalalm-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elalem
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