Elkak Surname

284,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Elkak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon1,2771:4,414792
Palestine311:146,7378,164
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Elkak Last Name Facts

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

Elkak (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻙ) is carried by more people in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 284,958th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,398,182 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Elkak live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 97 percent live in Levant.

The last name is most frequent in Lebanon, where it is borne by 1,277 people, or 1 in 4,414. In Lebanon Elkak is most numerous in: Akkar Governorate, where 49 percent reside, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 45 percent reside and Beqaa Governorate, where 4 percent reside. Other than Lebanon this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 2 percent reside and Kuwait, where 2 percent reside.

Elkak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (52%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkazk919/
Elkake914/
Oelkak911/
Elkaak911/
Elkok80153/
Alkak8017/
Ilkak8011/
Elkag801/
Elkook73123/
Elkouk735/
Alkaak732/
Elkeik731/
Elkgok731/
Ilkhak731/
Alkhaik674/
Alkaykh674/
Elkoukh672/

Elkak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elkak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻙalkak-

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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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