Elmaleh Surname

63,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Elmaleh Surname User-submission:

Almaleh means 'salty' or 'sat trader'. It is said the origin of this family is among the tribes that live in Mulayh mountain in Yemen.

Elmaleh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel4,7621:1,797171
Egypt1,2201:75,3576,848
France5841:113,73817,081
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Canada2211:166,72216,788
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England81:6,964,757184,742
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Elmaleh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Almaleh means 'salty' or 'sat trader'. It is said the origin of this family is among the tribes that live in Mulayh mountain in Yemen.

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Elmaleh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elmaleh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻟﺢ) is more commonly found in Israel than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmaleh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 63,424th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 922,825 people. Elmaleh is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Elmaleh reside; 64 percent reside in West Asia and 60 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name is most commonly held in Israel, where it is held by 4,762 people, or 1 in 1,797. In Israel it is primarily found in: Southern District, where 29 percent are found, Northern District, where 18 percent are found and Central District, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Israel it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 15 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Elmaleh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elmaleh has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Elmaleh last name expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elmaleh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elmaleh surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elmaleh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.02% more than the national average, earning R 458,700 per year; in United States they earn 33.77% more than the national average, earning $57,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.38% more than the national average, earning $64,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elmalech9321/
Elmaleeh9320/
Elmalieh936/
Elmalehy934/
Elmasleh931/
Elmale9214/
Almaleh861,138/
Elmalhy86614/
Elmalih86328/
Elmalhi86216/
Elmeleh86154/
Elmalyh864/
Elmalhe862/
Elmaler861/
Elmalge861/
Almaleeh80221/
Elmalahy80156/
Elmosleh8018/
Elmalich8010/
Elmalhey8010/
Elmelehy804/
Almalieh802/
Elmalaha801/
Elmali777,009/
Elmala771,179/
Almale77185/
Elmaly7795/
Ilmale7712/
Elmele777/
Elmalı771/
Elmalý771/
Elmallahy7510/
Elmallaha754/
Elmousleh751/
Elmalla71977/
Elmasli71240/
Almeleh71107/
Elmalli7155/
Almalih7131/
Elmalis7123/
Elmaala7120/
Aalmale7117/
Elmaali7115/
Almalhi7113/
Elmaaly717/
Elmahli716/
Almalhy714/
Elmelih712/
Elmalaa712/
Almeale711/
Elmaula711/
Helmele711/
Ilmalih711/
Ealmala711/
Ellmala711/
Elmasly711/
Elmeali711/
Elmaslı711/
Eilmali711/
Elmelhi711/
Elmhali711/
Elmalia711/
Elhmaly711/
Elmaslouhy711/
Almalahy67360/
Helmalia67119/
Elmoslih6719/
Elmaylia6710/
Elmoslhy679/
Elmaulid678/
Elmuoled674/
Elmahlay674/
Elmahala671/
Elmaalay671/
Elmelahy671/
Elhmmali671/
Almahlee671/
Almaalhi671/
Elmahaly671/

Elmaleh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmaleh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻟﺢalmalh-

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