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
Elmek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﻚ) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elmek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Elmek are found; 50 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
It is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 19,455,356. In Turkey Elmek is most common in: Denizli Province, where 75 percent reside and Manisa Province, where 25 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common 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
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- 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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