Elisham Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Elisham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elisham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England11:24,375,369195,128

Elisham (22) may also be a first name.

Elisham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elisham is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elisham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Elisham reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Elisham is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 22 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 31 percent live.

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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 Elisham
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