Elkak Surname
Approximately 1,350 people bear this surname
Elkak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 1,277 | 1:4,414 | 792 |
| Palestine | 31 | 1:146,737 | 8,164 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Elkak Demographics
Elkak Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Elkak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elkak (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻙ) occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 284,958th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,398,182 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Elkak reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Levant.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Lebanon, where it is borne by 1,277 people, or 1 in 4,414. In Lebanon Elkak is most prevalent in: Akkar Governorate, where 49 percent are found, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 45 percent are found and Beqaa Governorate, where 4 percent are found. Other than Lebanon this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 2 percent are found and Kuwait, where 2 percent are found.
Elkak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Sunni (52%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elkak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elkak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻙ | alkak | - |
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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 Elkak
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