Elmahi Surname

18,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Elmahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan27,1601:1,381192
Morocco1,7041:20,2323,124
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
Algeria1611:239,94826,163
United States321:11,326,842445,236
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Elmahi (2,716) may also be a first name.

Elmahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elmahi is held by more people in Sudan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmahi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,077th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 238,701 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Elmahi reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 91 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Elmahi is also the 140,432nd most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 2,716 people.

It is most prevalent in Sudan, where it is borne by 27,160 people, or 1 in 1,381. Excluding Sudan this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 6 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.

Elmahi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elmahi last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Elmahi earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.34% more than the national average, earning $51,927 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elmahie921/
Almahi8316,613/
Elmehi83215/
Elmahe8310/
Ilmahi831/
Elmaher7710/
Elmajji774/
Almahui771/
Illmahi771/
Elmae732/
Almaei6712/
Almehi679/
Almohi674/
Eelmae672/
Almași672/
Almahe671/
Elmoua671/
Elmohe671/
Halmeahoi671/
Elmaet671/
Helmae671/

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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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  • 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 Elmahi
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