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

Elems (Hindi: एलेम्स) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 1,041,601^st most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Elems reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elems is also the 1,134,117^th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 73 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 913,107. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 82 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 5 percent are found and Kaduna, where 4 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists 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 occurrence of Elems has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elems last name contracted 12 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elems Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding 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 US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for 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.