Elham Surname
Approximately 4,139 people bear this surname
Elham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 802 | 1:95,739 | 9,485 |
| Afghanistan | 739 | 1:43,509 | 1,603 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Syria | 302 | 1:63,911 | 2,917 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Kuwait | 87 | 1:43,686 | 5,304 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| Malaysia | 72 | 1:409,642 | 21,284 |
| United Arab Emirates | 70 | 1:130,890 | 10,926 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Palestine | 15 | 1:303,257 | 10,878 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
Elham (678,853) may also be a first name.
Elham Demographics
Average Elham Salary in
United States
$51,078 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Elham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elham (Georgian: ელჰამ, Hindi: एल्हाम, Marathi: हम) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Elham.
How Common Is The Last Name Elham? popularity and diffusion
It is the 112,030th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,760,702 people. Elham occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Elham reside; 53 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,437th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 678,853 people.
It is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 802 people, or 1 in 95,739. In Iran Elham is primarily concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 15 percent reside and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Iran this last name exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 18 percent reside and Egypt, where 18 percent reside.
Elham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Elham has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Elham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Elham surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
Elham earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.38% more than the national average, earning $51,078 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elham in the Georgian language | ||
| ელჰამ | elham | - |
| Elham in the Hindi language | ||
| एल्हाम | el'hama | - |
| Elham in the Marathi language | ||
| हम | hama | 50 |
| इलाम | ilama | 50 |
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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 Elham
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