Meaning of the nameEllem
- Female
- El-lem
Ellem is a spelling of the name Elem.
Meaning
The meaning of Ellem is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 3,223
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,698
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,103
- people
Ellem in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ellem, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,151 people).
3,195 women 28 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Ellem is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ellem in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.009%
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 732 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 310 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 302 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 245 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 192 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 160 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 123 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 123 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 109 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 101 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 89 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 77 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 66 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 62 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 62 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 61 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 52 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 45 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 45 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 40 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 36 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 35 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Ellem
It writes the doubled L, as in the form Ellen, but keeps the final M of Elem.
About the name Elem
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Elem and Helem as spelling variants of Helen, a name that Behind the Name gives as the English form of the Greek Helene. The origin of the spelling with a final M, however, is uncertain, and the meaning of Elem is not known for certain. The four spellings in the group differ by the initial H and the doubled L. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,749 people named Elem, with a median age of 21. The name is almost always female, the largest number were born in the 2000s, and, proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Other spellings of Elem
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Helen · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Helen · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Ellem
What does the name Ellem mean?
The meaning of Ellem is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Ellem in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,223 people with the first name Ellem, which ranks it number 3,698 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Ellem a boy's or a girl's name?
Ellem is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,195 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ellem most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.009% of the state's population is named Ellem (732 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ellem?
Elem, Helem and Hellem. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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