Elshama Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Elshama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 72 | 1:2,460,316 | 81,464 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Elshama (24) may also be a first name.
Elshama Demographics
Average Elshama Salary in
United States
$34,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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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 Elshama
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