Elim Surname

59,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Elim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,9361:9,3561,203
Indonesia1,2481:105,96910,859
Philippines6601:153,39125,492
Iraq4771:73,4212,466
Somalia3921:34,3161,714
Uganda3031:128,84311,958
Nigeria1311:1,352,23553,045
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
India241:31,961,058386,265
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
England81:6,964,757184,742
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Elim (9,455) may also be a first name.

Elim Last Name Facts

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

Elim (Hindi: एलीम, Oriya: ଏଲିମ, Russian: Элим) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elim? popularity and diffusion

Elim is the 59,767th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 863,760 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Elim are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Elim is also the 63,623rd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 9,455 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 4,936 people, or 1 in 9,356. In Kenya Elim is most prevalent in: Turkana County, where 92 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 3 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.

Elim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elim surname increased 454 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Elim surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Kenya.

In The United States Elim are 2.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56% registered to vote for the party.

Elim earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $43,920 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helim891,696/
Elime89381/
Yelim89277/
Gelim89153/
Elaim89127/
Ellim8940/
Eslim8935/
Ealim8931/
Jelim8928/
Eliem8919/
Eliom899/
Eilim899/
Eylim896/
Etlim894/
Eulim893/
Elitm891/
Eloim891/
Aelim891/
Elhim891/
Elisme802,180/
Gelaim8060/
Elheim8058/
Yeslim8018/
Geilim8018/
Hellim8018/
Elliem8017/
Yellim8012/
Ehilim8012/
Ellism805/
Jeslim804/
Helime804/
Helimg802/
Elhaim802/
Elhoim802/
Helimd802/
Jeleim802/
Healim802/
Jellim801/
Heelim801/
Elaime801/
Eleime801/
Gellim801/
Heylim801/
Jhelim801/
Helaim801/
Yelihm801/
Elliom801/
Elgaim801/
Esleim801/
Elhlim801/
Jielim801/
Ellime800/
Heslim800/
Elhime800/
Ealaim800/
Alim75242,559/
Elem7511,194/
Elin756,559/
Olim754,203/
Ilim751,057/
Ylim751/
Elım751/
Jlim751/
Elimova73160/
Oelheim7321/
Helluim731/
Helaimh731/
Ehillim731/
Gellaim731/
Jelisme731/
Jelliem730/
Hesleim730/
Halim67334,371/
Aalim6718,908/
Gelin6716,496/
Elion6710,461/
Helin678,527/
Elgin677,755/
Hilim673,382/
Eling673,376/
Elien673,098/
Eglin672,207/
Elina671,767/
Eulin671,585/
Ellin671,581/
Ellem671,509/
Yelem671,190/
Eleme67935/
Islim67925/
Helem67869/
Ealem67608/
Gelem67506/
Ehlin67471/
Allim67465/
Eleam67300/
Oliem67292/
Holim67291/
Eslin67215/
Etlin67202/
Gilim67195/
Aliem67138/
Elind6794/
Eylem6789/
Alaim6780/
Ahlim6776/
Helym6755/
Ilgim6754/
Jelem6743/
Aylim6729/
Yolim6729/
Ailim6728/
Alhim6728/
Eslem6726/
Jilim6725/
Eylin6722/
Eluin6722/
Elhem6720/
Ilime6719/
Aloim6719/
Aelem6713/
Eilin679/
Elaym679/
Aleim678/
Ielem678/
Yelimova678/
Illim677/
Aluim677/
Elemm676/
Yilim676/
Eleem676/
Gelym676/
Elihn676/
Ielin676/
Alimm676/
Ilaim676/
Elemn675/
Iliem675/
Elgem674/
Uilim673/
Etlem673/
Elhin673/
Eelin673/
Elint673/
Ealin673/
Olaim673/
Ollim673/
Alihm672/
Alimh672/
Elisn672/
Eelem672/
Ajlim672/
Eleum672/
Hylim672/
Uylim672/
Alijm672/
Ilitm671/
Ihlim671/
Hoelleim671/
Elehm671/
Ehlem671/
Ylime671/
Iilim671/
O'Lim671/
Elijn671/
Eilem671/
Iliom671/
Elemg671/
Eulem671/
Oelem671/
Echellim671/
Elyom671/
Elemq671/
Ellym671/
Ileim671/
Iluim671/
Heilheim670/
Elinn670/

Elim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elim in the Oriya language
ଏଲିମelima88.89
ଏଲିମ୍elim11.11
Elim in the Hindi language
एलीमelima70
एलिमelima30
Elim in the Russian language
Элимelim-

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Elim Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Elim
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