Elah Surname
Approximately 2,436 people bear this surname
Elah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,133 | 1:116,725 | 11,824 |
| Nigeria | 442 | 1:400,775 | 21,048 |
| Malaysia | 334 | 1:88,306 | 6,159 |
| Cameroon | 230 | 1:90,300 | 10,845 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Mauritania | 29 | 1:141,202 | 7,956 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Elah (26,056) may also be a first name.
Elah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elah (Arabic: آيله, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻪ, Hindi: एलाह, Oriya: ଏଲାହ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 175,797th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,991,603 people. The last name Elah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Elah live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Elah is also the 30,994th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 26,056 people.
The surname Elah is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,133 people, or 1 in 116,725. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Java, where 84 percent reside, Banten, where 6 percent reside and Bali, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.
Elah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Elah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elah last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elah in the Hindi language | ||
| एलाह | elaha | - |
| Elah in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଲାହ | elaha | - |
| Elah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻪ | allh | 81.82 |
| ﺍﻻﻩ | alah | 18.18 |
| Elah in the Arabic language | ||
| آيله | aylh | - |
| ايلاه | aylah | - |
| ايله | aylh | - |
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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 Elah
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