Elmel Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Qatar

Elmel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Elmel (70) may also be a first name.

Elmel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elmel is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Elmel live; 56 percent live in North Africa and 56 percent live in Mahgreb. Elmel is also the 1,162,016th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 70 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,726,310. In Algeria Elmel is primarily found in: Tiaret Province, where 80 percent reside and Relizane Province, where 20 percent reside. Besides Algeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and Qatar, where 11 percent reside.

Elmel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elmel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helmel91586/
Gelmel91264/
Yelmel9117/
Elmeel9111/
Elmelh916/
Elmell912/
Elml894/
Haelmel830/
Almel80369/
Helml80367/
Olmel8016/
Gelml801/
Elmil801/
Elmlh801/
Hellmehl774/
Heilmell770/
Halmel73103/
Aalmel7318/
Hilmel731/
Allmel731/
Gelmil731/
Almeel731/
Hylmel731/
Holmel730/
Halmell673/
Islmeel671/
Alml671/
Hillmel670/
Hailmmel621/
Halml6035/
Ilmil6017/
Almil605/
Aalml603/
Almhl601/
Almill554/
Oilmll551/
Oilmil551/
Islmil551/
Jhilmil509/
Oilmill501/

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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 Elmel
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