Elkaby Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Elkaby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkaby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon3811:14,7952,019
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Elkaby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elkaby occurs more in Lebanon more 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 Elkaby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 728,955th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Elkaby live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant.

This last name is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 381 people, or 1 in 14,795. In Lebanon Elkaby is primarily found in: Beirut Governorate, where 79 percent are found, South Governorate, where 13 percent are found and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Besides Lebanon this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 2 percent are found and Yemen, where 1 percent are found.

Elkaby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkasby92427/
Elkassby86613/
Elkasbay864/
Elkasbey861/
Elkawy83350/
Elkoby8346/
Alkaby831/
Elkouby773,527/
Elkotby77859/
Elkhoby77214/
Elkaabi77143/
Elkaber77125/
Alkaaby7763/
Elkabes7719/
Elkasbi7710/
Elkatbi778/
Elkabez775/
Elkabid774/
Elkaaba774/
Elkawey771/
Elkasbe771/
Alkabiy771/
Elkaibi771/
Elkabaj771/
Alkahby771/
Elkabetz71833/
Elkabeer71154/
Elkabets7137/
Elkhabet714/
Elkahawy714/
Elkobahy714/
Elkhabit711/
Elkashwy711/
Yelkobay711/
Elkhatbi711/
Alkhabyh711/
Elkhaiba711/
Elkousby711/
Alkabi67617/
Elkawa67132/
Alkoby67112/
Alkabe6723/
Elkobi6723/
Alkeby6712/
Elkhaiber674/
Elkawi672/
Elkhachbe672/
Elkhachbi671/
Elqawy671/
Elkavi671/

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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 Elkaby
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