Elkish Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Elkish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Elkish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elkish is more commonly found in Libya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkish? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Elkish is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Elkish are found; 71 percent are found in North Africa and 71 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
The last name Elkish is most numerous in Libya, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 249,759. Outside of Libya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Elkish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Elkish has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Elkish last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Elkish
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