Elm Surname

97,826th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Sweden

Elm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,3631:25,2943,996
United States1,2791:283,39226,370
Germany6101:131,97616,079
Sweden6091:16,1691,379
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Denmark1241:45,5224,753
England1031:540,95233,556
Canada981:375,97533,576
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
France241:2,767,613196,808
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Hungary111:892,38945,166
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Finland101:549,67032,186
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Guam81:20,0153,029
Norway81:642,78647,258
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Elm (1,415) may also be a first name.

Elm Last Name Facts

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

Elm (Hindi: इलम, Russian: Эльм) is found most frequently in Morocco. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elm is the 97,826th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,502,897 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 35 percent of Elm live; 35 percent live in North Africa and 28 percent live in Mahgreb. Elm is also the 207,604th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 1,415 people.

This surname is most widespread in Morocco, where it is held by 1,363 people, or 1 in 25,294. Other than Morocco Elm exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Elm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elm surname rose 876 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 251 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elm surname are 13.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.16% registered with the party.

The amount Elm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning 328,128 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $42,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.91% less than the national average, earning $46,250 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helm8644,469/
Gelm86730/
Elme86698/
Yelm86159/
Jelm8697/
Ealm8615/
Aelm866/
Ehlm865/
Elmå864/
Ellm864/
Eelm864/
Oelm863/
Elhm863/
Ejlm862/
Elmt861/
Elım861/
Elmm861/
Eslm861/
Etlm861/
Eulm861/
Eilm861/
Hjelm756,456/
Helme754,044/
Ealem75608/
Yelme75135/
Eylem7589/
Hellm7548/
Hielm7539/
Elmøe7520/
Haelm7517/
Häelm7515/
Hoelm7511/
Gehlm759/
Ealme755/
Heilm754/
Jellm754/
Etlem753/
Elmme752/
Healm752/
Jelme752/
Eelem752/
Hejlm752/
Helmm752/
Helmh751/
Elmhs751/
Elhmd751/
Yeslm751/
Eilem751/
Gel'm751/
Helmø751/
Iselm751/
Helmt751/
Gelhm751/
Yhelm750/
Hyelm750/
Alm6741,542/
Olm671,432/
Ilm67655/
Hjelme67217/
Elmova6746/
Häelme6713/
Jlm6711/
Hellme6710/
Eallem675/
Ealeme674/
Ylm673/
Heylem671/
Jealem671/
Isselm671/
Yelmme671/
Healem671/
Hetlem671/
Hjelmå671/
Elmová671/
Esselm671/
Eselme671/
Eiselm670/
Helmdt670/

Elm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elm in the Hindi language
इलमilama-
Elm in the Russian language
Эльмelm-

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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
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  • 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 Elm
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