Elmu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Congo

Elmu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Elmu (100) may also be a first name.

Elmu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elmu has its highest incidence in India. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elmu is the 4,206,983rd most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Elmu are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 27 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elmu is also the 946,056th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 100 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India Elmu is mostly concentrated in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 45 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 27 percent are found and Telangana, where 27 percent are found. Outside of India this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helmu89256/
Elmou89139/
Elmut8965/
Elmus8921/
Yelmu897/
Elmau896/
Gelmu892/
Aelmu891/
Elmeu891/
Elmuś891/
Helmus801,553/
Helmut80811/
Elmouh80204/
Elmeus80159/
Eilmus8045/
Jelmus8021/
Elmous809/
Helmud806/
Jelmau805/
Elmult804/
Yelmou803/
Elmoud802/
Helmux801/
Elmush801/
Elmuhy801/
Elmudt801/
Elmouj801/
Elmutė801/
Elmouz801/
Eelemu801/
Elmuss800/
Almu755,064/
Ilmu7584/
Olmu752/
Jlmu751/
Helmous73229/
Iselmou7385/
Helmudt7331/
Helmouh7331/
Hellmut7331/
Helmout7328/
Elhmous734/
Helmoud732/
Elmouss732/
Helmeut731/
Helmutd731/
Elmouch731/
Helmouz731/
Hellmud731/
Helmuph731/
Helmuch731/
Oehlmau731/
Elhmoud731/
Hellmus730/
Isselmou671,845/
Yolmu67611/
Helmhout67292/
Almau67214/
Aalmu6756/
Almeu6740/
Holmu6725/
Halmu6725/
Ilmou6724/
Hilmu6713/
Esselmou6712/
Ilmud679/
Allmu676/
Almhu674/
Elmoo674/
Illmu673/
Elmoe672/
Ilmus672/
Hellmutt671/
Ollmu671/
Almuh671/
Almuy671/
Ysselmou671/
Almuu671/
Hellmout671/
Elhmouha671/
Yilmu671/
Etelmuth670/

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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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  • 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 Elmu
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