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Where Does The Last Name Elem Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Elem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻠﻢ, Hindi: एलेम, Oriya: ଏଲ୍ଏମ, Russian: Элэм) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Elem.

How Common Is The Last Name Elem? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 46,306^th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 651,023 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Elem live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elem is also the 74,650^th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 7,424 people.

The last name Elem is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 8,262 people, or 1 in 21,441. In Nigeria Elem is most common in: Ebonyi, where 33 percent are found, Anambra, where 17 percent are found and Rivers, where 9 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Elem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Elem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elem last name grew 898 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elem Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Elem surname are 4.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.94% being registered with the political party.

Elem earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.9% less than the national average, earning $32,836 USD per year.