Elsum Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Australia

Elsum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elsum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Australia1331:202,97519,846
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Elsum (12) may also be a first name.

Elsum Last Name Facts

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

Elsum is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elsum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 580,291st most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,470,510 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Elsum reside; 73 percent reside in North Africa and 73 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 231,576. Aside from Egypt it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Elsum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elsum has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Elsum surname fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellsum9138/
Elsume914/
Jelsum911/
Gelsum910/
Elshum910/
Helsum910/
Jeilsum831/
Elsom802,380/
Alsum80495/
Elsun805/
Olsum805/
Alssum73199/
Hilsum73111/
Helsom7378/
Ellsom7327/
Halsum737/
Gelzum735/
Jølsum735/
Elzaum734/
Alsoum734/
Elesun733/
Yelzum733/
Aalsum733/
Yelsom732/
Eljoum731/
Elshun730/
Elshom730/
Holsum730/
Elchoum6721/
Alshoum676/
Ilesume671/
Eldjoum671/
Halsoum671/
Eleshun671/
Olschum671/

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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 Elsum
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