Elmina Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Elmina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 116 | 1:1,140,079 | 81,531 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Elmina (6,764) may also be a first name.
Elmina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elmina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elmina (Georgian: ელმინა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﻴﻨﻪ, Oriya: ଏଲମିନା, Russian: Ельмина) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elmina? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,214,709th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname Elmina occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Elmina live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 79,343rd most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 6,764 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 1,140,079. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Java, where 59 percent live, Jambi, where 10 percent live and Central Java, where 9 percent live. Besides Indonesia this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elmina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elmina in the Georgian language | ||
| ელმინა | elmina | - |
| Elmina in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଲମିନା | elamina | - |
| Elmina in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﻴﻨﻪ | almynh | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻌﻪ | almnh | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﺀ | almna | 33.33 |
| Elmina in the Russian language | ||
| Ельмина | elmina | - |
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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
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- 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 Elmina
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