Ellams Surname

346,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Ellams Surname Definition:

Pl., or genit., of Ellam or Elam, q.v.

Ellams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6841:81,4599,028
Nigeria1841:962,73241,060
Wales611:50,7304,716
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Australia351:771,30649,759
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2721:89,6159,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ellams (17) may also be a first name.

Ellams Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pl., or genit., of Ellam or Elam, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ellams Last Name Facts

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

Ellams is found most frequently in England. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellams? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ellams is the 346,917th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,914,180 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Ellams are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name globally, held by 17 people.

The surname Ellams is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 684 people, or 1 in 81,459. In England Ellams is primarily found in: Cheshire, where 24 percent live, Merseyside, where 11 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Wales, where 6 percent live.

Ellams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ellams has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ellams last name expanded 251 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ellams Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ellams earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.3% less than the national average, earning R 44,436 per year; in United States they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $45,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.21% more than the national average, earning $49,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellams92580/
Elllams923/
Elleams921/
Elams9139/
Eilliams8616/
Hellamns8614/
Ellems8380/
Ellans8352/
Allams8326/
Helams8322/
Elhams8322/
Illams831/
Ollams831/
Elgams831/
Eliams831/
Hellems77435/
Elhamss77204/
Illiams77157/
Hallams7773/
Helloms7744/
Hollams7731/
Gillams7724/
Hellans779/
Heliams778/
Elhamse774/
Allamsh771/
Gellans771/
Oellems771/
Ellians770/
Hillams770/
Helhams770/
Alams73611/
Elems73241/
Elans7317/
Elamz7311/
Eloms739/
Olams738/
Ilams734/
Gilliams71350/
Uillyams719/
Ailliams715/
Uilliams713/
Iilliams712/
Gillhams711/
Hallaums711/
Iolliams711/
Hellains710/
Ellahans710/
Hilliams710/
Alhams67667/
Helems67213/
Ealoms6748/
Allems6736/
Helans6718/
Islams6718/
Alamms678/
Alamss675/
Ilhams675/
Elhems674/
Halams674/
Holams674/
Elians674/
Alamsh672/
Alloms672/
Elains672/
Eilans671/
Hellansjø671/
Elamje671/
Gailliams670/
Heloms670/
Ehlans670/
Elanns670/
Iliams670/
Gilams670/

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