Elaye Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Elaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 121 | 1:1,463,990 | 56,236 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Elaye (486) may also be a first name.
Elaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻻﻱ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Elaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Elaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elaye is the 1,518,885th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Elaye are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elaye is also the 385,570th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 486 people.
The surname Elaye is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 1,463,990. In Nigeria Elaye is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 60 percent are found, Delta, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻻﻱ | alay | 50 |
| ﻋﻠﻲ | ly | 16.67 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻲ | aly | 16.67 |
| ﺃﻋﻠﻴﻪ | alyh | 16.67 |
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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 Elaye
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