Elmek Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elmek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Elmek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elmek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﻚ) is most common in Turkey. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Elmek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elmek is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is 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.

The surname Elmek is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 19,455,356. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Denizli Province, where 75 percent live and Manisa Province, where 25 percent live. Beside Turkey this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 25 percent live and Egypt, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelmek9122/
Gelmek9120/
Elmeke9115/
Elmesk9111/
Elmeck9111/
Oelmek911/
Helmeke83227/
Eylemek8331/
Helmeck8317/
Hjelmek835/
Elmesck834/
Helmiek830/
Ilmek80250/
Elmik80110/
Elmec8010/
Almek802/
Helmecke771,559/
Hellmeck7714/
Elmekova772/
Heilmeck770/
Helmeiks770/
Helmeick770/
Elmajk73122/
Helmik7349/
Holmek7316/
Elmaik7310/
Elmikh734/
Almeck731/
Halmek731/
Elmick731/
Helmeg731/
Hellmecke717/
Helmick676,481/
Halmeck6712/
Helmigk6711/
Yelmick675/
Helmykh674/
Gielmik671/
Ellmike670/
Helmisk670/
Hellmeg670/

Elmek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﻚalmk-

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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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