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
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
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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