Where Does The Last Name Elah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Elah (Arabic: آيله, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻪ, Hindi: एलाह, Oriya: ଏଲାହ) occurs most in Indonesia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 175,797^th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,991,603 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Elah reside; 61 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 30,994^th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 26,056 people.

The last name Elah is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,133 people, or 1 in 116,725. In Indonesia Elah is mostly found in: West Java, where 84 percent reside, Banten, where 6 percent reside and Bali, where 3 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.

Elah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Elah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elah last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.