Elkour Surname

110,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Elkour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3,5701:7,402989
Syria3801:50,7922,631
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Lebanon591:95,5445,831
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Palestine111:413,53212,017
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Elkour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elkour is found most frequently in Yemen. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkour? popularity and diffusion

It is the 110,679th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,735,957 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Elkour live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is carried by 3,570 people, or 1 in 7,402. In Yemen Elkour is most common in: Amanat Al Asimah, where 83 percent live, Taiz Governorate, where 6 percent live and Lahij Governorate, where 4 percent live. Other than Yemen it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 9 percent live and Egypt, where 3 percent live.

Elkour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Elkour earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning $28,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkhour921/
Elkourt921/
Elkor9114/
Elkhourh861/
Elkhourt861/
Elkore83124/
Elkort8375/
Yelkur8372/
Elkurd8368/
Elkurt8357/
Elkorr836/
Elkorh831/
Elkoer831/
Elkoor831/
Elcourt778/
Elkheur778/
Elkhoor771/
Yellkur771/
Elkar7366/
Ilkur734/
Ilkor734/
Elcor731/
Yelcoure711/
Jelcourt711/
Hilkoure711/
Yelkar672,670/
Helkar671,060/
Yeşilkurt67572/
Elkasr67122/
Yilkur6799/
Elcure6775/
Elkhar6770/
Elkeir6716/
Elkeer6713/
Ellkar6712/
Elkaïr679/
Elkaer678/
Elkair676/
Jelkar675/
Elkarz672/
Elkaar671/
Ylekor671/
Elkarr671/
Elkarh671/
Elkier670/

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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 Elkour
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