Elapu Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Elapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5051:77,3068,379
India521:14,751,257245,013
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330

Elapu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elapu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Elapu.

How Common Is The Last Name Elapu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 557,062nd most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Elapu reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Elapu is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 505 people, or 1 in 77,306. In Uganda Elapu is primarily found in: Kaberamaido District, where 44 percent reside, Soroti District, where 32 percent reside and Amuria District, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellapu911,955/
Yelapu9169/
Helapu9130/
Eelapu9114/
Jelapu918/
Elaipu917/
Ealapu913/
Gelapu912/
Aelapu911/
Eliapu911/
Eilapu911/
Elatpu911/
Yellapu832,418/
Eallapu8312/
Iellapu8311/
Eellapu8311/
Ellappu837/
Elladpu835/
Jelaput833/
Eillapu833/
Ellatpu833/
Aellapu832/
Jellapu831/
Yelappu831/
Elepu80830/
Alapu80309/
Olapu80222/
Ilapu80129/
Elopu8011/
Yellappu778/
Jeelaput771/
Yellapau771/
Illapu732,997/
Allapu73320/
Ollapu73191/
Aalapu7369/
Halapu7364/
Alaphu7349/
Ilapou7310/
Alapuu738/
Ailapu737/
Ellepu736/
Alaipu736/
Alaepu734/
Itlapu733/
Aliapu731/
Olapou731/
Olapeu731/
Holapu731/
Ilyapu731/
Islapu731/
Olappu731/
Olyapu731/
Alahpu731/
Gajjelapu717/
Yillapu67467/
Halapuu6725/
Alleapu6710/
Hilapuu679/
Halaipu679/
Illaapu679/
Olleapu678/
Hailapu674/
Ollaepu674/
Iyllapu674/
Halapau673/
Iillapu673/
Jlapous671/
Helephu671/
Jhilapu671/
Illapau671/
Illappu671/
Illatpu671/
Gailapu671/
Haliapu671/
Ailappu671/
Halyapu671/

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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 Elapu
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