Elkasim Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Elkasim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkasim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Elkasim Last Name Facts

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

Elkasim is found most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Elkasim.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkasim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elkasim is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Elkasim are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Elkasim is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Elkasim is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 63 percent are found, Gombe, where 13 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkassim935/
Elkhassim881/
Alkasim869,551/
Elkasem86467/
Ilkasim861/
Elkasimova826/
Alkassim802,882/
Elkassem80666/
Alkhasim80109/
Alkashim8038/
Alkkasim8010/
Alkaasim808/
Elkaseem804/
Alkasaim803/
Allkasim802/
Elqassim801/
Ailkasim801/
Ajlkasim801/
Alkhassim75870/
Alkassaim7510/
Alkahasim755/
Alkasssim752/
Elkasseme751/
Alkassuim751/
Allkassim751/
Elqassime751/
Alkassoim751/
Alqasim711,811/
Alkasem71664/
Elkacem71210/
Alkazim7164/
Alcasim7117/
Elqasem719/
Alkosim716/
Alkacim711/
Elkazem711/
Elqacim711/
Alqassim671,105/
Alkassem67647/
Alkaseem67349/
Alkhazim67200/
Alquasim674/
Alkhosim674/
Elqassem671/
Elkhozim671/
Elkhazem671/
Helkacem671/
Alkashem671/
Alkozaim671/
Alqasuim671/

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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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  • 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 Elkasim
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