Elama Surname
Approximately 484 people bear this surname
Elama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 309 | 1:2,482,412 | 79,431 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
Elama (1,763) may also be a first name.
Elama Demographics
Average Elama Salary in
United States
$9,396 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Elama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﻢ, Hindi: एलमा, Oriya: ଏଲାମା, Russian: Елама) has its highest incidence in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Elama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 631,297th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Elama reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Elama is also the 182,311th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,763 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 2,482,412. In India it is mostly found in: Odisha, where 77 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 15 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent live. Barring India this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
Elama Last Name Statistics demography
Elama earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 78.22% less than the national average, earning $9,396 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elama in the Hindi language | ||
| एलमा | elama | 98.01 |
| ऐलमा | ailama | 1.66 |
| इलमा | ilama | 0.33 |
| Elama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଲାମା | elama | 85.39 |
| ଏଲମା | elama | 10.96 |
| ଏଳାମା | elama | 0.91 |
| ଏଳମା | elama | 0.46 |
| ଏେଲମା | eelama | 0.46 |
| Elama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻌﻢ | alm | 28.57 |
| ﺍﻻﻣﻪ | alamh | 14.29 |
| ﺍﻻﻡ | alam | 14.29 |
| ﺍﻟﻼﻡ | allam | 14.29 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻪ | almh | 14.29 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﻤﺔ | almt | 14.29 |
| Elama in the Russian language | ||
| Елама | elama | - |
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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
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- 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 Elama
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