Elmah Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Elmah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Elmah (837) may also be a first name.

Elmah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elmah is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Elmah are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 282,223rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 837 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 3,391,005. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: South Kalimantan, where 51 percent are found, West Kalimantan, where 46 percent are found and North Sumatra, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Elmah occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 28 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elmahy912,993/
Elmahs91276/
Elmaha91154/
Helmah9175/
Elmash9144/
Elmahe9110/
Elmach914/
Elma8917,542/
Elmashd8315/
Elmahey8311/
Helmash836/
Elmaach835/
Elmmahy834/
Helmach832/
Elhmahy831/
Elmahie831/
Elmahas831/
Elmas8038,395/
Helma801,599/
Elmaz80980/
Ilmah80345/
Almah80258/
Elmai80216/
Elmay80179/
Gelma80168/
Eelma80117/
Elmma8038/
Elmat8023/
Elmoh8022/
Ellma809/
Elmad809/
Ehlma806/
Elmaa806/
Elmau806/
Olmah804/
Elmea802/
Ielma801/
Aelma801/
Elmaş801/
Ylmah801/
Elmaj801/
Eslma801/
Hellmath770/
Helmas73437/
Almahy73396/
Hilmah73332/
Almaha73299/
Halmah73257/
Elmouh73204/
Eelmaa73181/
Elmaaz73154/
Đelmaš73136/
Elmeau73136/
Elmast73106/
Elmais7390/
Eilmas7315/
Almhah736/
Helmaz735/
Gelmai734/
Elmaai732/
Holmah732/
Helmat732/
Elmatt732/
Ecilma732/
Almaih732/
Eilema732/
Hellma731/
Allmah731/
Helmay731/
Helmoh731/
Itelma731/
Elmeas731/
Elmoch731/
Elmohe731/
Jilmah731/
Ettlma731/
Alhmah731/
Etilma731/
Elmait731/
Elmass731/
Elmazz731/
Geelma731/
Helmha730/
Eelema730/
Ellmay730/
Alma6714,238/
Ilma674,379/
Elmo673,054/
Olma671,718/
Esselma671,373/
Ylma67126/
Helmouh6731/
Heilema6721/
Elmaiss6717/
Helmats673/
Heylema672/
Oehlmau671/
Isselma671/
Almahiy671/
Haelmai671/
Elmà671/
Elmayss671/
Elmouch671/
Almahai671/
Almahey671/
Almahie671/
Jitelma671/
Elmhost670/
Heilmas670/

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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 Elmah
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