Elemah Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Elemah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 156 | 1:1,135,530 | 46,612 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Elemah (13) may also be a first name.
Elemah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elemah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elemah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻩ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Elemah.
How Common Is The Last Name Elemah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,328,442nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Elemah is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Elemah live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elemah is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 13 people.
The surname Elemah is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 1,135,530. In Nigeria Elemah is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 71 percent are found, Edo, where 8 percent are found and Cross River, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elemah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elemah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻩ | almah | - |
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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 Elemah
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