Elmami Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elmami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania2581:15,8721,498
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Elmami (41) may also be a first name.

Elmami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elmami (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻣﻲ) is found most in Mauritania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmami? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 988,329th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elmami reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Elmami is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 41 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 15,872. In Mauritania Elmami is primarily found in: Trarza Region, where 22 percent live, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 19 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 19 percent live. Barring Mauritania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elhmami928/
Elmhami928/
Gelmami921/
Jelmami921/
Elmasmi921/
Elmamii921/
E'Lmami921/
Elmamith861/
Elmamy83236/
Almami8380/
Elmame8330/
Ilmami8321/
Elmama832/
Yelmame77714/
Elhmamy77245/
Elmahmy7796/
Elmoumi7711/
Alhmami777/
Elmamez776/
Halmami772/
Almamie771/
Elmemmi771/
Almahmi771/
Elmamma771/
Elmamay771/
Elhmaimy714/
Elmgameh714/
Alhmmami714/
Elhmahmy711/
Halmmami711/
Ellmamma711/
Almamy67313/
Elmemy67154/
Elmhammer676/
Almomi676/
Almame674/
Almemi672/
Ilmama672/
Elhmahama671/

Elmami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmami in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻣﻲalmamy83.19
ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻣﻰalmamy10.08
ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻡalmam6.72

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Elmami
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