Elsham Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elsham Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Elsham (Lincs) [the second element is the Old English hám, home, estate; for the first see under Elsdon]

Elsham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England181:3,095,448105,421
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Elsham (11) may also be a first name.

Elsham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Elsham (Lincs) [the second element is the Old English hám, home, estate; for the first see under Elsdon]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Elsham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elsham (Georgian: ელშამ) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Elsham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elsham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 744,013th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name Elsham is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Elsham live; 87 percent live in North Africa and 87 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 11 people.

Elsham is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 273,618. Excluding Egypt Elsham exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Elsham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elsham has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elsham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elsham last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Elsham earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.71% more than the national average, earning $59,853 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elshame92367/
Helsham92156/
Elesham9233/
Elshahm921/
Gelsham920/
Elsam91215/
Ellesham8638/
Yelesham8611/
Elsahame864/
Yellsham861/
Heilsham860/
Alsham832,139/
Elsamt83183/
Elsaym83183/
Elshan8374/
Elsaim8353/
Elcham8333/
Gelsam839/
Elesam838/
Olsham835/
Elhzam834/
Elsamd834/
Elsame831/
Elshom830/
Yellesham8017/
Eallesham803/
Aellesham801/
Elshant7727/
Helshan7715/
Yelesam774/
Alesham774/
Elssaim774/
Elshain774/
Alshahm774/
Elsheim773/
Gilsham771/
Allsham771/
Ilesham771/
Gelshom771/
Alsaham771/
Elesame771/
Heilsam771/
Gelsamm771/
Elshane771/
Elsamne771/
Jetlsam771/
Holsham770/
Halsham770/
Gelshan770/
Elshang770/
Elsom732,380/
Alsam73388/
Elzam73243/
Ilsam73195/
Elsan7378/
Eljam7345/
Elsem7318/
Olsam7316/
Elcam731/
Hailsham7144/
Elsheyme714/
Ailesham713/
Hellshan712/
Heilshom711/
Eillesam711/
Allesham711/
Hallsham710/
Gilssham710/
Elzhan67794/
Elsahn67588/
Elzaim67298/
Elzamk67122/
Elzaym67122/
Alhzam6798/
Helsem6783/
Ilcham6779/
Helsom6778/
Elesan6773/
Elsjan6759/
Elsome6754/
Alsaim6739/
Ellsom6727/
Elezam6724/
Elsang6720/
Elsain6713/
Islsam6710/
Elsant6710/
Elchan6710/
Elsand6710/
Eljaam679/
Elsohn678/
Halsam677/
Elshanova676/
Gelsom674/
Elzaum674/
Elsgan674/
Yelsom672/
Jelzam672/
Helsan672/
Alesam672/
Elchom671/
Elsian671/
Aalsam671/
Ahalesham671/
Gilsam671/
Alzham671/
Ilshan671/
Alsahm671/
Alsaym671/
Elziam671/
Elsonh671/
Elshon671/
Eljamd671/
Elsane671/
Hileshaim671/
Hillesham671/
Gelsan670/
Holsam670/
Elcaim670/

Elsham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elsham in the Georgian language
ელშამelsham-

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