Elmar Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Norway

Elmar Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elmer,' i.e. Aylmer, which see. To be carefully distinguished from Elmore, which see.

Eylmer, fil. Sirich, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Eylmer, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Elmar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
England251:2,228,72284,230
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Norway201:257,11427,149
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
India171:45,121,493474,784
Haiti141:763,13611,139
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Elmar (76,236) may also be a first name.

Elmar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elmer,' i.e. Aylmer, which see. To be carefully distinguished from Elmore, which see.

Eylmer, fil. Sirich, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Eylmer, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Elmericus de Besye, Suffolk, ibid.

Walter Elmer, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

'Item, gevin to maistres Elmer' 1537: Privy Purse Exp., Princess Mary.

'Item, geven to Maistres Aelmer, sc., vs.,' 1537-8: ibid.

1574. Married — Richarde Carter and Cecily Ellmar: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1804. — John Elmer and Ann Gillam: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Aylmer, q.v.

John Eylmer.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An Anglo-Saxon personal name. An individual so designated was a tenant in chief in co. Hereford, temp. Domesd. The same as Aylmer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Hjálmr; from the Frisian, Helmer; from the Swedish, Hjelm; from the Dutch, Helmer; from the German, Elmers in the Domesday Book, Elmar, as tenant in chief and under-tenants.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Elmar Last Name Facts

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

Elmar (Arabic: المار, Georgian: ელმარ, Hindi: एलमर, Marathi: मर, Russian: Эльмар) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Elmar.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 755,622nd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,228,353 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 34 percent of Elmar are found; 32 percent are found in North Africa and 32 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Elmar is also the 12,893rd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 76,236 people.

It is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Aside from Egypt this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Elmar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elmar has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 68 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elmar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Elmar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 25.78% less than the national average, earning 256,858 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning $29,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelmar91318/
Helmar91184/
Gelmar9162/
Elmarr9123/
Elmare9121/
Elmard9110/
Elmair919/
Elhmar914/
Elmasr914/
Jelmar912/
Ellmar912/
Elmart912/
Eilmar911/
Elmasre834,485/
Hjelmar83134/
Yelmare8314/
D'elmar8313/
Helmart8310/
Eilemar836/
Ellmayr834/
Elhmmar834/
Hellmar833/
Yelmaar832/
Heilmar832/
Helmare831/
Elmaure831/
Elmor802,993/
Almar801,259/
Ilmar80164/
Olmar8015/
Ylmar809/
Elmôr809/
Helmhart77197/
Hellmayr77144/
Ettlmayr7774/
Heilmair7774/
Hellmair7743/
Heilmayr7741/
Jellmair7724/
Hjelmare7719/
Eislmair7715/
Elmarova777/
Ellmardt771/
Ellmaure771/
Eislmayr771/
Elmore7336,329/
Elmohr73523/
Gilmar73503/
Hilmar73223/
Elmeir73215/
Elmour73200/
Elmorr73177/
Hylmar73155/
Almair73150/
Holmar7381/
Yılmar7352/
Halmar7330/
Gelmár7322/
Elmoor7316/
Almarr7316/
Ollmar7312/
Almahr737/
Alhmar736/
Ahlmar734/
Yolmar734/
Yilmar734/
Yelmor732/
Allmar732/
Aalmar732/
Hjlmar732/
Helmor731/
Ilmarh731/
Almaar731/
Almmar731/
Olmaar731/
Almear731/
Illmar731/
Ellmor730/
Aylmar730/
Ohlmar730/
Hieslmair71187/
Hieslmayr71101/
Eiselmair7120/
Hesselmar7117/
Yelmarova717/
Helmhardt717/
Eiselmayr711/
Helmore67709/
Ellmore67692/
Ilmardh6773/
Hillmar6771/
Gillmar6739/
Elmoore6731/
Illmayr6721/
Halmayr6717/
Holmear6717/
Hilmart6717/
Hieselmayr6715/
Hällmar6710/
Hallmar678/
Almahar678/
Hellmor675/
Hyllmar674/
Eilmore673/
Ielmore671/
Ealmore671/
Eillemaire671/
Elmoire671/
Elmorre671/
Elmosre671/
Halmear671/
Almaarr671/
Alhmair671/
Yelmore671/
Yollmar671/
Jilmare671/
Yilmarz671/
Eilmour671/
Gilmaur670/
Gelmorr670/
Aylmard670/
Allmair670/
Aylemar670/
Jailmar670/
Gilmair670/
Hollmar670/
Helmeir670/

Elmar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmar in the Georgian language
ელმარelmar-
Elmar in the Marathi language
मरmara80
एलमारelamara20
Elmar in the Hindi language
एलमरelamara50
एलमारelamara50
Elmar in the Russian language
Эльмарelmar-
Elmar in the Arabic language
المارalmar-

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