Elkacem Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Elkacem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkacem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Elkacem (22) may also be a first name.

Elkacem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elkacem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢ) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkacem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,144,405th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elkacem reside; 100 percent reside in North Africa and 100 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname Elkacem is most numerous in Morocco, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 169,000. Not including Morocco it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 2 percent live and Mauritania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helkacem931/
Elkasem86467/
Elqacem861/
Elkazem861/
Elkassem80666/
Elkaseem804/
Elkhazem801/
Elkasseme751/
Elkasim7115/
Elqasem719/
Elqacim711/
Elkheichem711/
Elkassim675/
Elqassem671/
Elqasseem631/
Elkhassim631/
Elkasimova596/
Ilkasim571/
Elkhozim531/
Ajlkasim531/
Ailkasim531/
Elqassim531/
Elqassime501/

Elkacem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elkacem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢalqasm-

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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 Elkacem
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