Elanya Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Elanya (56) may also be a first name.

Elanya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elanya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Elanya occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Elanya live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 56 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Elanya is most common in: Cross River, where 60 percent are found, Abia, where 18 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 15 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.

Elanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Elanya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eleanya921,929/
Helanya92185/
Gelanya921/
Elaanya921/
Eelanya921/
Elhanya921/
Eleannya8610/
Eleanyah867/
Geelanya865/
Elleanya863/
Eleanyha861/
Elania83232/
Elagna8349/
Elonya834/
Ilanya834/
Elanyo831/
Elanja831/
Elgania779/
Elangea775/
Eleania773/
Elangia773/
Elainia772/
Elhania772/
Jelania771/
Ilanyaj771/
Eslania771/
Ileanya771/
Yslanya771/
Elyania771/
Eliania771/
Elanjah771/
Elaunia771/
Elhamnia7192/
Eliasnia7110/
Eiliania711/
Gelanija711/
Helanhia711/
Ayslanya711/
Hailanya711/
Eslanias711/
Eslamnia711/
Geylania711/
Ellaña6737/
Ilanyo6718/
Ilonya679/
Ilania676/
Eleaña675/
Elonyo673/
Elanho672/
Ilanja672/
Ilanea671/
Elañia671/

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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 Elanya
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