Elaj Surname
Approximately 413 people bear this surname
Elaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 403 | 1:86,902 | 2,759 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Elaj (40) may also be a first name.
Elaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elaj (Hindi: एलाज, Oriya: ଏଲଜ) is held by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 709,895th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. Elaj occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Elaj live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant. Elaj is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 40 people.
This last name is most frequent in Iraq, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 86,902. Beside Iraq this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elaj in the Hindi language | ||
| एलाज | elaja | - |
| Elaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଲଜ | elaja | - |
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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 Elaj
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