Elemam Surname
Approximately 26,503 people bear this surname
Elemam Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'religious leader', 'one who leads prayer for Muslims', 'leader of a mosque'.
Elemam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 13,576 | 1:6,772 | 826 |
| Sudan | 11,200 | 1:3,349 | 477 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,511 | 1:20,421 | 2,846 |
| Libya | 49 | 1:127,428 | 674 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Elemam (1,849) may also be a first name.
Elemam Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'religious leader', 'one who leads prayer for Muslims', 'leader of a mosque'.
- zalemamElemam Demographics
Average Elemam Salary in
United States
$40,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Elemam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elemam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elemam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻻﻣﻴﻦ) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Elemam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elemam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 20,628th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 274,971 people. Elemam is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Elemam live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Elemam is also the 177,272nd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 1,849 people.
This surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 13,576 people, or 1 in 6,772. Aside from Egypt this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 42 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live.
Elemam Last Name Statistics demography
Elemam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.43% less than the national average, earning $40,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elemam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elemam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻻﻣﻴﻦ | alamyn | - |
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Footnotes
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