Elmek Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Elmek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Elmek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elmek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elmek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﻚ) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elmek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Elmek reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
Elmek is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 19,455,356. In Turkey Elmek is most prevalent in: Denizli Province, where 75 percent reside and Manisa Province, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 25 percent reside and Egypt, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelmek | 91 | 22 | / |
| Gelmek | 91 | 20 | / |
| Elmeke | 91 | 15 | / |
| Elmesk | 91 | 11 | / |
| Elmeck | 91 | 11 | / |
| Oelmek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Helmeke | 83 | 227 | / |
| Eylemek | 83 | 31 | / |
| Helmeck | 83 | 17 | / |
| Hjelmek | 83 | 5 | / |
| Elmesck | 83 | 4 | / |
| Helmiek | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ilmek | 80 | 250 | / |
| Elmik | 80 | 110 | / |
| Elmec | 80 | 10 | / |
| Almek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Helmecke | 77 | 1,559 | / |
| Hellmeck | 77 | 14 | / |
| Elmekova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Heilmeck | 77 | 0 | / |
| Helmeiks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Helmeick | 77 | 0 | / |
| Elmajk | 73 | 122 | / |
| Helmik | 73 | 49 | / |
| Holmek | 73 | 16 | / |
| Elmaik | 73 | 10 | / |
| Elmikh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Almeck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Halmek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elmick | 73 | 1 | / |
| Helmeg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hellmecke | 71 | 7 | / |
| Helmick | 67 | 6,481 | / |
| Halmeck | 67 | 12 | / |
| Helmigk | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yelmick | 67 | 5 | / |
| Helmykh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gielmik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellmike | 67 | 0 | / |
| Helmisk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hellmeg | 67 | 0 | / |
Elmek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elmek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﻚ | almk | - |
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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 Elmek
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