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

The last name Elkasim occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkasim? popularity and diffusion

Elkasim is the 5,057,639th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Elkasim reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Elkasim is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 63 percent live, Gombe, where 13 percent live and Nasarawa, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria Elkasim is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

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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  • 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 Elkasim
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