Elgham Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Elgham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elgham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Elgham Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elgham Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Elgham is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elgham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elgham is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Elgham reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Elgham is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,406,680. In Sweden Elgham is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 71 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 29 percent reside. Besides Sweden this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelgham921/
Elgam91156/
Elingham861/
Elghasem861/
Algham8361/
Yelgam8339/
Jelgam8313/
Elhgam834/
Olgham832/
Helgam832/
Elgaim831/
Ealgam831/
Ellgam831/
Elgamd831/
Elgame831/
Elgamm831/
Ellingham802,095/
Elghassem8075/
Elghassim8013/
Elghachem804/
Elgasim776,462/
Elgheim7714/
Alghaim774/
Elgatem774/
Elgacem773/
Elghane772/
Algaham772/
Yelgame772/
Elghoum772/
Elgasem771/
Gellingham750/
Algam733,540/
Elgan73331/
Ilgam7316/
Olgam737/
Ylgam734/
Elgom731/
Helgheim71270/
Algahaim7122/
Elgassim7111/
Helgacem713/
Illngham711/
Elgassem711/
Elghoume711/
Ilingham711/
Elgaseem711/
Jelghoum711/
Gillgham710/
Elganh67153/
Jilgam67135/
Algaam6798/
Helgan6770/
Gilingham6710/
Elhgan6710/
Algaim677/
Ilngam675/
Allgam673/
Gilgam672/
Aalgam672/
Elgain672/
Ajlgam671/
Ellinghan671/
Alghom671/
Yilgam671/
Hilgam670/
Eelgan670/
Ellgan670/
Heeleghan670/

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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
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  • 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 Elgham
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