Ellems Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Ellems Surname Definition:

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

Ellems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia641:421,80833,593
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Ellems 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

Ellems Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ellems occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellems? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ellems is the 2,106,139th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Ellems live; 80 percent live in Australasia and 80 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 421,808. In Australia Ellems is most common in: Queensland, where 98 percent live and New South Wales, where 2 percent live. Apart from Australia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Ellems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ellems has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ellems Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellems92435/
Jellems926/
Oellems921/
Elleams921/
Elems91241/
Hesllems861/
Helliems861/
Ellens831,510/
Ellams831,054/
Helems83213/
Ellims8358/
Allems8336/
Jelems8332/
Elhems834/
Yelems831/
Hellams77580/
Hellens77552/
Gellens77254/
Hollems7748/
Helloms7744/
Gillems7725/
Ellimms7710/
Elllams773/
Helgems770/
Gellims770/
Hallems770/
Elens73322/
Elams7339/
Olems7339/
Eloms739/
Ilems739/
Alems736/
Elims735/
Eilliams7116/
Hellenæs7115/
Gelens67700/
Ellins67402/
Ellenz67225/
Eliens67174/
Helens6769/
Ealoms6748/
Holems6734/
Eilens6731/
Eelens6731/
Elense6727/
Allams6726/
Eylens6725/
Elhams6722/
Helams6722/
Elhens679/
Elemch673/
Alloms672/
Eliams671/
Elenss671/
Ollams671/
Illams671/
Ohlems671/
Ehlens670/
Heloms670/
Hellns670/
Helims670/
Eslens670/

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