Elishama Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Elishama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 192 | 1:922,619 | 39,799 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Elishama (465) may also be a first name.
Elishama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elishama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elishama has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Elishama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elishama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,133,308th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Elishama are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 395,119th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 465 people.
The last name Elishama is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria Elishama is most common in: Adamawa, where 87 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 5 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elishamma | 94 | 168 | / |
| Elishamas | 94 | 1 | / |
| Elishamah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Elisahama | 94 | 1 | / |
| Elischama | 94 | 1 | / |
| Elisama | 93 | 73 | / |
| Yelishamma | 89 | 15 | / |
| Elisamma | 88 | 52 | / |
| Elisamas | 88 | 5 | / |
| Elisiama | 88 | 2 | / |
| Alishama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Elisamea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Elishema | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alishamma | 82 | 16 | / |
| Yelisamma | 82 | 12 | / |
| Elichamma | 82 | 3 | / |
| Elishemma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ealisamma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Elisahmma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ilishamad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Elisami | 80 | 138 | / |
| Olisama | 80 | 84 | / |
| Elizama | 80 | 63 | / |
| Alisama | 80 | 24 | / |
| Elisema | 80 | 5 | / |
| Elisoma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ilisama | 80 | 2 | / |
| Elisamy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elisamo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeleshamma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Yellisamma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Elleshamma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Elitchamma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Elissami | 75 | 138 | / |
| Olisamah | 75 | 61 | / |
| Alisamma | 75 | 33 | / |
| Elisemma | 75 | 7 | / |
| Elesamma | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oliusama | 75 | 2 | / |
| Elaisami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olisahma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elizaima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eleshamy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ellizama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Helisamy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elhichami | 71 | 512 | / |
| Elaissami | 71 | 8 | / |
| Elhichamy | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yelesamma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alisema | 67 | 24 | / |
| Olisema | 67 | 17 | / |
| Alisamo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Olusama | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elesami | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aleeshamma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elisome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elizamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elesamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elhaichami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elizami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elesame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yellesamma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Elishama
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