Elkaem Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Elkaem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Elkaem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkaem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elkaem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻋﻢ) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Elkaem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkaem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elkaem reside; 80 percent reside in North Africa and 80 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.
The surname Elkaem is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Not including Egypt this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkaiem | 92 | 214 | / |
| Elkayem | 92 | 15 | / |
| Elkaim | 83 | 1,488 | / |
| Elkaym | 83 | 3 | / |
| Elkeem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elkayam | 77 | 3,747 | / |
| Alkahem | 77 | 31 | / |
| Elkajam | 77 | 9 | / |
| Elkaiam | 77 | 5 | / |
| Olkhaem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elhkeem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elkhaim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elkayim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elkhayme | 71 | 10 | / |
| Elkayame | 71 | 2 | / |
| Elkhayam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkayyem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elkhaiam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elkoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elcaim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Elcayam | 62 | 2 | / |
| Elqayum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Helkoum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Elqayam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Yelkoum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Elqaimeh | 57 | 1 | / |
Elkaem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elkaem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻋﻢ | alkam | - |
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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 Elkaem
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