Elams Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Elams Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elams is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elams? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elams is the 3,141,416th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Elams are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Elams is mostly found in: Cross River, where 32 percent reside, Edo, where 26 percent reside and Kaduna, where 24 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Elams Last Name Statistics demography

Elams earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.37% less than the national average, earning $25,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellams911,054/
Elhams9122/
Helams9122/
Eliams911/
Elgams911/
Hellams83580/
Elhamss83204/
Heliams838/
Elhamse834/
Elllams833/
Elleams831/
Helhams830/
Alams80611/
Elems80241/
Elans8017/
Elamz8011/
Eloms809/
Olams808/
Ilams804/
Eilliams7716/
Hellamns7714/
Alhams73667/
Helems73213/
Ellems7380/
Ellans7352/
Ealoms7348/
Allams7326/
Islams7318/
Helans7318/
Alamms738/
Alamss735/
Ilhams735/
Elhems734/
Elians734/
Halams734/
Holams734/
Elains732/
Alamsh732/
Elamje731/
Ollams731/
Illams731/
Eilans731/
Heloms730/
Ehlans730/
Gilams730/
Elanns730/
Iliams730/
Hellems67435/
Illiams67157/
Uilyams67109/
Helgans6794/
Hallams6773/
Helloms6744/
Hollams6731/
Gillams6724/
Giliams6720/
Gilhams6713/
Alhamss6712/
Alhamsh679/
Hellans679/
Elhansh672/
Islamsh672/
Uiliams672/
Uylyams672/
Helhans672/
Gelians672/
Allamsh671/
Elhains671/
Elianse671/
Islamss671/
Elhoums671/
Gellans671/
Elhanss671/
Oellems671/
Ellians670/
Hillams670/
Holeams670/
Haleams670/

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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
  • 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 Elams
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