Elshama Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elshama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elshama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Elshama (24) may also be a first name.

Elshama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elshama occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elshama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elshama is the 1,980,395th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Elshama are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elshama is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 24 people.

The surname Elshama is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Elshama is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 92 percent are found, Gombe, where 7 percent are found and Enugu, where 1 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.

Elshama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elshama surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Elshama earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elshamaa931,021/
Elshamma93138/
Elshamah931/
Elshamea931/
Elsama92232/
Elshammaa88224/
Yelshamma884/
Elschamma884/
Elshammah884/
Elshaymaa884/
Elshama'a881/
Elshamy8644,538/
Elshami866,708/
Elsamad86936/
Elshame86367/
Elsamea86244/
Elsamaa86122/
Elsamma8637/
Alshama8618/
Elsamay864/
Elsamat861/
Elsamai861/
Elleshamma821/
Yeleshamma821/
Elsamahy804,918/
Elshamey80859/
Alshamma80383/
Alshamaa80336/
Elshames80215/
Elsameea80153/
Elsammad80124/
Elchamaa8024/
Elshamiy807/
Elchamma805/
Elshamie805/
Elesamma804/
Elsahame804/
Elsamahe804/
Alshamai802/
Elsamass801/
Alshamay801/
Elsammaa801/
Elschami801/
Alshaima801/
Elsammat801/
Elshammi801/
Alshaema801/
Elchahma801/
El'shamy801/
Elsha'my801/
Elshammy801/
Elsheamy801/
Elshhamy801/
Elhshamy801/
Eleshamy801/
Elsamiea801/
Alsama77526/
Elsamy7715/
Ilsama771/
Elsame771/
Elzama771/
Elsami771/
Alshammaa75337/
Elchammas7514/
Yelesamma754/
Elsheamey754/
Alshamaah751/
Yelchamma751/
Elhdjhama751/
Alshahmah751/
Alshaimaa751/
Elchami71406/
Elsamed71277/
Elsamie71245/
Eljamai71207/
Alsamah7122/
Alsamai7117/
Elsamet7115/
Elzatma7111/
Eldjama719/
Elsamee719/
Halsama717/
Elchamy717/
Elesami715/
Alsamaa714/
Elshamhout714/
Alsamma713/
Gelsamo712/
Helsema711/
Ilsamma711/
Ealsamo711/
Elzamma711/
Yellesamma711/
Elesame711/
Alhsama711/
Eljhame711/
Alshamo711/
Elesamy711/
Elsamey711/
Eljamay711/
Elsheimy67533/
Alsamahy67466/
Elshemey67215/
Eglisamo6742/
Elsheimi6713/
Hoelsema6713/
Eelssema677/
Elshemei674/
Elsheyme674/
Alesamma673/
Elchaimi673/
Eldjamaa672/
Alsameea672/
Ealjamma671/
Elhchami671/
Halsamma671/
Ealesami671/
Elchamet671/
Alshammo671/
Alsahmah671/
Alsammah671/
Eljammas671/
Alsahmaa671/
Ellsamer670/

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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
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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 Elshama
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