Elagu Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Elagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 270 | 1:144,590 | 12,956 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Elagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elagu (Oriya: ଏଲଗୁ) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elagu? popularity and diffusion
Elagu is the 928,396th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Elagu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 144,590. In Uganda Elagu is mostly found in: Amuria District, where 62 percent are found, Soroti District, where 19 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Elagu is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elagu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elagu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଲଗୁ | elagu | - |
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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
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- 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 Elagu
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