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

The last name Elems (Hindi: एलेम्स) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Elems click here.

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

The last name Elems is the 1,041,601^st most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Elems live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,134,117^th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 73 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 913,107. In Nigeria Elems is most common in: Rivers, where 82 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 5 percent are found and Kaduna, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Elems Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Elems has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elems last name fell 12 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elems Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Elems surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Elems earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning $41,774 USD per year.