Elkerim Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Elkerim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 21 | 1:194,993 | 9,876 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Elkerim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkerim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elkerim (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺮﻳﻢ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Elkerim.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkerim? popularity and diffusion
Elkerim is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Elkerim is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Elkerim live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Elkerim is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 194,993. In Mauritania Elkerim is mostly found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 81 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 10 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Mauritania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Algeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkherim | 93 | 1 | / |
| Elkerime | 93 | 1 | / |
| Elkarim | 86 | 5,023 | / |
| Elkerem | 86 | 4 | / |
| Alkerim | 86 | 4 | / |
| Elkariem | 80 | 29 | / |
| Elkareim | 80 | 18 | / |
| Elkharim | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aelkarim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elkaruim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elkharrim | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alkarim | 71 | 3,409 | / |
| Elkarem | 71 | 497 | / |
| Ilkarim | 71 | 27 | / |
| Elcarim | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ilkirim | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alkirim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkerem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elkareem | 67 | 9,403 | / |
| Alqeraim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Elkaream | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alkharim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aalkarim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aelkareem | 63 | 1 | / |
| Alkhoraim | 63 | 1 | / |
| Alkarem | 57 | 287 | / |
| Alqerem | 57 | 250 | / |
| Alcarim | 57 | 6 | / |
| Alkirem | 57 | 2 | / |
| Alqarim | 57 | 1 | / |
| Elqirem | 57 | 1 | / |
| Alkareem | 53 | 6,156 | / |
| Alkaream | 53 | 1 | / |
| Allkareem | 50 | 6 | / |
Elkerim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elkerim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻜﺮﻳﻢ | alkrym | - |
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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 Elkerim
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