Elmalha Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elmalha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmalha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Elmalha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elmalha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻟﺤﻪ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmalha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Elmalha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elmalha live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Elmalha is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Tiris Zemmour Region, where 40 percent live, Adrar Region, where 20 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 20 percent live. Beside Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 14 percent live and Morocco, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elmalaha931/
Elmala921,179/
Elmallaha884/
Elmalah866,513/
Elmalla86977/
Elmaala8620/
Elmalaa862/
Elmaula861/
Elmalia861/
Ellmala861/
Ealmala861/
Elmallah805,895/
Elmalahy80156/
Helmalia80119/
Elmaylia8010/
Elmalhey8010/
Elmalach806/
Elmahlay804/
Elmaalay801/
Elmahala801/
Elmalahe801/
Ilmala771/
Elmaliach7556/
Helmaliah7520/
Elmallahy7510/
Elmaslouh754/
Elmallouh751/
Elmallass751/
Ilmalla7143/
Elmolaa714/
Elmahallay711/
Islmala711/
Islmaila677/
Elmolach671/
Ilmalahe671/

Elmalha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmalha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻟﺤﻪalmalhh87.5
ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻟﺤﺔalmalht12.5

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elmalha
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