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 surname Ellems is found most frequently in Australia. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellems? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Ellems is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 421,808. In Australia Ellems is most numerous in: Queensland, where 98 percent live and New South Wales, where 2 percent live. Other than Australia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Ellems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ellems has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ellems surname contracted 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ellems Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly 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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