Elmeslem Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elmeslem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Elmeslem Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Elmeslem Last Name Facts

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

Elmeslem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻠﻢ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Elmeslem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmeslem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Elmeslem reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Elmeslem is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Elmeslem is most numerous in: Adrar Region, where 25 percent live, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 25 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 25 percent live. Excluding Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elmelhem883/
Almoslem75245/
Elmozlem754/
Elmoslim753/
Elmislim751/
Elmilhem751/
Almoslm672/
Almoslim63199/
Elmelind6332/
Almislim635/
Elmeling631/
Gilmelin506/
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Elmeslem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmeslem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻠﻢalmslm-

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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 Elmeslem
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