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
Elaija is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Elaija click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elaija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,181,191st most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. The surname Elaija occurs mostly 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 widespread first name at a global level, borne by 500 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 1,221,674. In Nigeria Elaija is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 45 percent live, Kogi, where 12 percent live and Nasarawa, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria Elaija occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent live and Morocco, where 0 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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