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
Elkum occurs more in Qatar more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkum? popularity and diffusion
Elkum is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname 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 Elkum is most widespread in Qatar, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Beside Qatar Elkum exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Elkum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Elkum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 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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