Elmia Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Elmia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Elmia (524) may also be a first name.

Elmia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elmia is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Elmia live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Elmia is also the 368,711th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 524 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 5,749,965. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Java, where 52 percent live, Jambi, where 22 percent live and South Sumatra, where 17 percent live. Besides Indonesia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent live and Lebanon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helmia91221/
Elmiah91219/
Eilmia917/
Elmias911/
Helmiah83186/
Elmiahu8379/
Helmias836/
Jeslmia831/
Almia80343/
Ilmia80181/
Elmio8018/
Elmea802/
Elmya801/
Ilmiah731,919/
Almiah73132/
Hilmia7399/
Halmia7339/
Helmja7319/
Elmyah739/
Holmia738/
Ilmija734/
Helmya734/
Ilmiat732/
Illmia731/
Elmioo731/
Gelmio731/
Hilmiah67418/
Halmiah6793/
Almojia6729/
Hilmija676/
Yilmiap675/
Almiahy671/
Almuija671/
Almihaj671/

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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 Elmia
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