Elkum Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Elkum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Elkum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elkum is found in Qatar more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Elkum live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 91 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most frequent in Qatar, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Barring Qatar this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Elkum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Elkum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkoum | 91 | 2 | / |
| Helkoum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yelkoum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alkum | 80 | 104 | / |
| Olkum | 80 | 5 | / |
| Elkom | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yesilkum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Holkum | 73 | 50 | / |
| Halkum | 73 | 15 | / |
| Yolkum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yelkom | 73 | 5 | / |
| Elkhom | 73 | 4 | / |
| Alkaum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Helkom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elcume | 73 | 0 | / |
| Elkoome | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gillkum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yolkhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elcom | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ilkhom | 55 | 74 | / |
| Yilkom | 55 | 1 | / |
| Yelcom | 55 | 1 | / |
| Alqaum | 55 | 1 | / |
| Helcom | 55 | 0 | / |
| Holcaum | 50 | 1 | / |
| Yillkom | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hallcum | 50 | 0 | / |
| Halhcum | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Elkum
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