Elaku Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Elaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 160 | 1:243,995 | 18,277 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Elaku (2,037) may also be a first name.
Elaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elaku occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elaku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,276,805th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Elaku live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Elaku is also the 167,206th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 2,037 people.
Elaku is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 243,995. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Amuria District, where 35 percent are found, Soroti District, where 31 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 16 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliaku | 91 | 44 | / |
| Elakou | 91 | 11 | / |
| Elyaku | 91 | 7 | / |
| Elaiku | 91 | 5 | / |
| Eleaku | 91 | 3 | / |
| Elakut | 91 | 2 | / |
| Helaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yelaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gelaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Helakud | 83 | 4 | / |
| Elakush | 83 | 3 | / |
| Elakoud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alaku | 80 | 2,720 | / |
| Eleku | 80 | 784 | / |
| Olaku | 80 | 508 | / |
| Eloku | 80 | 504 | / |
| Ilaku | 80 | 198 | / |
| Elacu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Elakoush | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ellakout | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oliaku | 73 | 131 | / |
| Eliacu | 73 | 81 | / |
| Halaku | 73 | 73 | / |
| Elioku | 73 | 60 | / |
| Yeloku | 73 | 56 | / |
| Elascu | 73 | 48 | / |
| Elyoku | 73 | 44 | / |
| Olakeu | 73 | 41 | / |
| Allaku | 73 | 37 | / |
| Alauku | 73 | 35 | / |
| Olaiku | 73 | 26 | / |
| Alaaku | 73 | 21 | / |
| Heleku | 73 | 15 | / |
| Yilaku | 73 | 14 | / |
| Illaku | 73 | 12 | / |
| Olyaku | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aliaku | 73 | 9 | / |
| Helakü | 73 | 9 | / |
| Olauku | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gilaku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jilaku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Alakku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ailaku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Elekau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aalaku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Alakhu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ollaku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eelacu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Alaiku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jlakou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alakuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilakou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alakau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elaşcu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eluoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elocku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oleaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iliaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elegku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeliazkou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jelyazkou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eloukou | 67 | 516 | / |
| Ailakhu | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ilashku | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ylashku | 67 | 19 | / |
| Halakhu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ilaukut | 67 | 6 | / |
| Allakhu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ilaskou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Itlhaku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Halakau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alaîkou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ailakou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alaekou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gilakau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halaiku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yolakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jilakgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilakuut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elockou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elliacu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alyakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alaakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aliakuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aylakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isliaku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Islhaku | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Elaku
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