Elkash Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Elkash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Elkash Last Name Facts

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

Elkash is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkash? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Elkash reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Elkash is most common in: Lagos, where 50 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 13 percent live and Lebanon, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkasht924/
Elkassh921/
Elkas91583/
Elkass831,586/
Alkash83220/
Ilkash8360/
Elkosh8311/
Elkays836/
Elkast834/
Elkaas832/
Gelkas831/
Elkads831/
Elkhas831/
Oelkas830/
Elkotsh77549/
Elkoush77372/
Alkhash777/
Elkhach775/
Elkache775/
Elkaiss772/
Hellkas772/
Elkaich771/
Elkaâss771/
Elkaass771/
Yelkhas771/
Alkaish771/
Elkhass771/
Elkaise771/
Elkoosh771/
Elkodsh771/
Elkeesh771/
Elkayse771/
Elkhaus770/
Elkaz73375/
Alkas73270/
Ilkas7310/
Olkas735/
Elkos734/
Elkaž731/
Elkhosht71305/
Halkasch7147/
Elkasova7127/
Yesilkas718/
Elkhadzh713/
Alkhaish711/
Hellkats711/
Eilkhaus710/
Alkass67253/
Alkhas67211/
Elkods67154/
Alkesh67119/
Halkas6747/
Alkais6726/
Ilkhas6719/
Alqash6714/
Alkaas675/
Elkous673/
Elkeus673/
Ilkass672/
Elkarz672/
Gilkas672/
Ilkcas671/
Ilkaas671/
Alkosh671/
Elkassova671/
Elkoss671/
Elqass671/
Elkoos671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Elkash
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