Ellsum Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Ellsum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ellsum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Ellsum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ellsum is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellsum? popularity and diffusion

Ellsum is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Ellsum are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England Ellsum is primarily concentrated in: Herefordshire, where 84 percent are found and Kent, where 16 percent are found. Apart from England it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 47 percent are found and Wales, where 3 percent are found.

Ellsum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ellsum has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elsum91541/
Ellsom8327/
Elsume834/
Jelsum831/
Gelsum830/
Elshum830/
Helsum830/
Jeilsum771/
Elsom732,380/
Alsum73495/
Elsun735/
Olsum735/
Hellsund7132/
Hillesum7128/
Ellson671,503/
Alssum67199/
Hellesund67174/
Hilsum67111/
Helsom6778/
Halsum677/
Jølsum675/
Gelzum675/
Elzaum674/
Alsoum674/
Yelzum673/
Elesun673/
Aalsum673/
Yelsom672/
Illsun671/
Eljoum671/
Gellszuhn671/
Elshun670/
Elshom670/
Holsum670/

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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
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  • 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 Ellsum
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