Elayu Surname
Approximately 571 people bear this surname
Elayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 569 | 1:68,610 | 7,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Elayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elayu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elayu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 557,062nd most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,762,777 people. Elayu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elayu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 569 people, or 1 in 68,610. In Uganda Elayu is most numerous in: Kaberamaido District, where 53 percent are found, Soroti District, where 31 percent are found and Amuria District, where 7 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Elayu
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