Elmi Surname

4,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Elmi Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the names such as Anselmo or Guglielmo.

The Elmi surname has a nucleus between Bologna and Florence.

Elmo has small stocks in the Messina area, in the Cosenza area and in the Neapolitan area.

Elmini, very rare, would seem to have presences in Tuscany and Lombardy.

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Elmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland69,5681:5011
Somalia31,9581:42152
Djibouti15,8531:5814
Kenya5,9181:7,8031,036
Ethiopia4,1851:23,3092,960
Italy1,7101:35,7646,423
Indonesia1,6981:77,8858,293
Saudi Arabia1,1131:27,7233,883
United States9661:375,21633,203
England8191:68,0327,868
Sweden5141:19,1571,609
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Canada3581:102,92111,137
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Norway2061:24,9633,331
Iran1531:501,84729,764
France1471:451,85564,822
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Philippines1181:857,95179,570
Malaysia1071:275,64715,325
Palestine1051:43,3224,780
Australia901:299,95226,269
United Arab Emirates901:101,8038,801
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
Denmark871:64,8826,521
Netherlands851:198,67327,603
Yemen701:377,50410,207
Estonia581:22,7904,104
Romania541:371,81231,284
Qatar531:44,4914,459
India511:15,040,498247,985
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Finland351:157,04914,263
Wales301:103,1518,167
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Singapore261:211,83510,313
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Marshall Islands211:2,468567
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
China41:341,830,39216,990
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Elmi (30,856) may also be a first name.

Elmi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the names such as Anselmo or Guglielmo.

The Elmi surname has a nucleus between Bologna and Florence.

Elmo has small stocks in the Messina area, in the Cosenza area and in the Neapolitan area.

Elmini, very rare, would seem to have presences in Tuscany and Lombardy.

Elmino, almost unique, would seem to be from Campania.

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Elmi Last Name Facts

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

Elmi (Arabic: المى, Georgian: ელმი, Hindi: एल्मी, Russian: Элми) is found most frequently in Somaliland. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,082nd most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 52,955 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Elmi reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 27,329th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 30,856 people.

This last name is most widely held in Somaliland, where it is carried by 69,568 people, or 1 in 50. Other than Somaliland this surname is found in 89 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 23 percent are found and Djibouti, where 12 percent are found.

Elmi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elmi has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 6,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elmi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Elmi last name is chiefly Muslim (95%) in Kenya and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Elmi last name are 5.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Elmi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning €30,186 per year; in Norway they earn 19.64% less than the national average, earning 278,117 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.02% less than the national average, earning R 49,860 per year; in United States they earn 24.25% less than the national average, earning $32,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.35% less than the national average, earning $36,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helmi8945,039/
Gelmi892,701/
Eulmi89567/
Yelmi89515/
Elmie89237/
Elmai89216/
Elmis8988/
Jelmi8959/
Elmiś8958/
Elmio8918/
Ellmi8913/
Elmit895/
Elhmi893/
Ealmi893/
Elmei892/
Eilmi892/
Elmid892/
Elmhi891/
Elmiy891/
Oelmi891/
Aelmi891/
Elmih891/
Helmis80412/
Helmie80281/
Helmii80217/
Hellmi80208/
Elmais8090/
Elmitt8064/
Yelmis8064/
Đelmiš8032/
Helmit8031/
Yelmai8019/
Elmieh8016/
Helmih8013/
Elmisz808/
Helmiy806/
Helmei806/
Heelmi806/
Haelmi804/
Ihelmi804/
Gelmai804/
Ehelmi804/
Elmoiz804/
Helmoi803/
Jelmit803/
Elmish803/
Elmaai802/
Helmmi802/
Gellmi802/
Helmid801/
Ellmmi801/
Elmeis801/
Gelmio801/
Elmiss801/
Elmich801/
Jehlmi801/
Helmij801/
Helmiß801/
Iselmi801/
Yelmei801/
Yelmiş801/
Gelmoi801/
Eilemi801/
Eselmi801/
Eilmie801/
Elmait801/
Jelmis801/
Ilmi7524,526/
Elma7517,542/
Almi7512,416/
Olmi753,901/
Elmy751,219/
Elme75698/
Ylmi753/
Jlmi751/
Helmich733,445/
Helmeid73121/
Hellmiß7352/
Elmaiss7317/
Esselmi7316/
Hellmis7312/
Essilmi738/
Helmish735/
Elmhaia734/
Helmieh732/
Helmiss731/
Helmist731/
Haelmai731/
Ellmich731/
Isselmi731/
Elmahie731/
Elmiehy731/
Helmy67187,508/
Hilmi6724,846/
Elmer6714,366/
Yelma676,532/
Hellmich675,413/
Helme674,044/
Elmes673,733/
Halmi673,365/
Helma671,599/
Almai67477/
Holmi67415/
Elmay67179/
Gelme67148/
Elmér67145/
Yelme67135/
Elmez67135/
Jelma67127/
Ailmi67120/
Eelma67117/
Aalmi6793/
Ilmih6776/
Elmet6761/
Elmma6738/
Yetilmiş6734/
Hellmiss6732/
Ilmie6728/
Almei6726/
Allmi6721/
Elmøe6720/
Elmey6719/
Almie6719/
Elmee6714/
Ellma679/
Elmed678/
Iilmi677/
Ehlmé677/
Almoi677/
Ilmii676/
Elmaa676/
Ealme675/
Alhmi675/
Yetilmis675/
Almiy674/
Jilmi674/
Yolmi673/
Olmie672/
Gilmi672/
Almhi672/
Jelme672/
Ilmmi672/
Elmme672/
Elmea672/
Ellmy671/
Helmhich671/
Ielma671/
Ilmis671/
Elmeh671/
Hajielmi671/
Ilmit671/
Olmai671/
Elmoy671/
Elmyś671/
Elmeu671/
Elmaj671/
Almii671/
Oilmi671/
Ytlmi671/
Yilmi671/
Ealmy671/
Hellmith670/
Hellmish670/
Helmisch670/

Elmi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmi in the Georgian language
ელმიelmi-
Elmi in the Hindi language
एल्मीelmi-
Elmi in the Russian language
Элмиelmi-
Elmi in the Arabic language
المىalmy-

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