Elhama Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Elhama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Elhama (29) may also be a first name.
Elhama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elhama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elhama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻬﺎﻣﻪ) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elhama? popularity and diffusion
Elhama is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Elhama reside; 75 percent reside in North Africa and 75 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.
Elhama is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 3,830,678. Not including Morocco it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 8 percent reside and Niger, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elhama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elhama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻬﺎﻣﻪ | alhamh | - |
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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 Elhama
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