Elmsly Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Elmsly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Elmsly 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
New Zealand1291:35,1036,033
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England41:13,929,515290,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Elmsly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elmsly is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmsly? popularity and diffusion

Elmsly is the 1,459,453rd most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Elmsly are found; 97 percent are found in Australasia and 97 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most commonly held in New Zealand, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 35,103. In New Zealand Elmsly is most numerous in: Auckland Region, where 38 percent are found, Bay of Plenty Region, where 36 percent are found and Waikato Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding New Zealand Elmsly is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

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
Elmsley9233/
Helmsly922/
Elmslhy921/
Helmsley8665/
Elmsle833/
Elmslie77722/
Almsley7715/
Elmslee770/
Holmsley7177/
Elmslätt711/
Halmsley710/
Almsleh625/
Almslie621/
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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 Elmsly
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