Elaton Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Elaton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elaton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Elaton (513) may also be a first name.

Elaton Last Name Facts

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

Elaton is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elaton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 841,044th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elaton live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Elaton is also the 373,244th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 513 people.

This last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Beside Malawi it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Elaton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elaton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elaton surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellaton92265/
Helaton921/
Elaston921/
Gelaton920/
Elhatton8655/
Jelatong8612/
Elatosin868/
Jeleaton862/
Ellyaton861/
Geleaton861/
Heliaton861/
Eladtong861/
Ellaston860/
Alaton83438/
Eleton8366/
Elatan8359/
Jlaton8323/
Ylaton8311/
Olaton832/
Ilaton832/
Elatun831/
Eloton831/
Eladthong801/
Olaiton77117/
Yelatan7758/
Jelatan7751/
Allaton7737/
Aalaton7720/
Halaton7715/
Holaton7715/
Ellatan775/
Jilaton774/
Elattan771/
Elastan771/
Eliatan771/
Eletton771/
Aliaton771/
Eletoun771/
Aelatan771/
Geloton771/
Heleton771/
Eleatan771/
Ilaiton771/
Elyatan771/
Elleton770/
Gilauton7118/
Jelatang7110/
Olatohun7110/
Elhatoum716/
Illatoun716/
Gilatoon714/
Allaiton713/
Elhattan712/
Elleatan711/
Elyathan711/
Helioton711/
Olaitoun711/
Esleyton711/
Eliathan711/
Ilyatoun711/
Helleton710/
Elletton710/
Alatan671,309/
Olatan67387/
Oloton67384/
Aleton67186/
Ilatan67131/
Ylatun6730/
Elotun677/
Elatam674/
Eletan672/
Aloton671/
Elhaitoum671/
Ilatun671/
Ilatonova671/
Elatum671/
Elyathhan671/
Oleton670/

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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 Elaton
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