Elkab Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Elkab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Elkab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elkab is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Elkab reside; 55 percent reside in North Africa and 45 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Barring Egypt this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent are found and Iraq, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkasb914/
Elkabd912/
Elkabt911/
Elkabsh834/
Elkhaib834/
Elkhatb833/
Elkaf804,767/
Alkab8026/
Elkap8025/
Elkaw804/
Elkob801/
Elkhashb774/
Elkhabch771/
Elkova73558/
Elkoub7312/
Elkeeb739/
Alkaab733/
Elquab731/
Alkaeb731/
Elkobt731/
Elkhova67450/
Elkashf67305/
Gelkova67107/
Elkayfe674/
Alkhaib673/
Helkova672/
Elkhoub671/

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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 Elkab
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