Elmy Surname

309,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Elmy Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at 1 the Elm-Tree Island or Riparian Land [O.E, elm + i(e)g] 2 the Elm-Tree Enclosure [Middle English Old English elm + Middle English hey, hay, Old English haga]

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Elmy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
England3021:184,49716,523
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Canada951:387,84834,448
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Australia431:627,80744,139
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Guernsey291:2,222539
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Elmy (3,122) may also be a first name.

Elmy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at 1 the Elm-Tree Island or Riparian Land [O.E, elm + i(e)g] 2 the Elm-Tree Enclosure [Middle English Old English elm + Middle English hey, hay, Old English haga]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Elmley; a location name in Kent.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

This surname refers to someone from Elm Island.

- gelmy

Elmy Last Name Facts

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

Elmy (Russian: Эльмы) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 309,358th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,978,299 people. The surname Elmy occurs mostly in Europe, where 28 percent of Elmy are found; 28 percent are found in Northern Europe and 28 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 128,913th most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 3,122 people.

The surname Elmy is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 301,429. Outside of Egypt this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 24 percent reside.

Elmy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elmy has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Elmy last name increased 378 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elmy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Elmy are 4.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elmy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.19% less than the national average, earning $46,111 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helmy89187,508/
Elmay89179/
Elmey8919/
Ellmy891/
Elmoy891/
Elmyś891/
Elmiy891/
Ealmy891/
Elmahy802,993/
Elmehy802,478/
Helmey802,324/
Hellmy80587/
Hielmy80114/
Helmys8030/
Elmaya8022/
Ghelmy8010/
Helmiy806/
Oellmy801/
Helmay801/
Ytelmy801/
Elmuhy801/
Helmmy801/
Helmyz801/
Itelmy801/
Helmoy800/
Ellmay800/
Elmi75137,618/
Elma7517,542/
Almy752,534/
Elme75698/
Ilmy75576/
Olmy752/
Ylmy751/
Helmych7353/
Hellmyß7321/
Hellmys7318/
Elmahey7311/
Elmmahy734/
Elhmahy731/
Yelmaya731/
Elmayss731/
Heallmy731/
Elmiehy731/
Elmeehy731/
Heelmmy731/
Helmi6745,039/
Elmer6714,366/
Hilmy6710,929/
Yelma676,532/
Helme674,044/
Elmes673,733/
Gelmi672,701/
Halmy672,189/
Helma671,599/
Eulmi67567/
Yelmi67515/
Almey67425/
Elmie67237/
Elmai67216/
Almay67159/
Gelme67148/
Elmér67145/
Yelme67135/
Elmez67135/
Jelma67127/
Eelma67117/
Elmis6788/
Elmet6761/
Jelmi6759/
Elmiś6758/
Elmma6738/
Elmøe6720/
Holmy6718/
Elmio6718/
Elmee6714/
Ellmi6713/
Ellma679/
Elmed678/
Ehlmé677/
Olmey676/
Elmaa676/
Ealme675/
Elmit675/
Almiy674/
Almøy674/
Hylmy674/
Elhmi673/
Olmay673/
Ealmi673/
Almoy672/
Jelme672/
Elmei672/
Eilmi672/
Elmme672/
Elmid672/
Elmea672/
Itlmy671/
Ielma671/
Elmeh671/
Elmhi671/
Gilmy671/
Almuy671/
Allmy671/
Elmeu671/
Oelmi671/
Elmaj671/
Aelmi671/
Elmih671/

Elmy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmy in the Russian language
Эльмыelmy-

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