Elaija Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Elaija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 145 | 1:1,221,674 | 49,169 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Elaija (500) may also be a first name.
Elaija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elaija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elaija is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elaija? popularity and diffusion
Elaija is the 1,181,191st most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Elaija reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 379,225th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 500 people.
The last name Elaija is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 1,221,674. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 45 percent reside, Kogi, where 12 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and Morocco, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Elaija
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