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
Elhama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻬﺎﻣﻪ) is found most in Morocco. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elhama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Elhama is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Elhama occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Elhama live; 75 percent live in North Africa and 75 percent live in Mahgreb. Elhama is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 29 people.
The surname Elhama is most widespread in Morocco, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 3,830,678. Excluding Morocco this last name 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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