Elbou Surname
Approximately 1,082 people bear this surname
Elbou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 683 | 1:5,995 | 696 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Elbou (673) may also be a first name.
Elbou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elbou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elbou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺐ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elbou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 339,783rd most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,735,255 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Elbou are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Elbou is also the 319,704th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 673 people.
The last name Elbou is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 683 people, or 1 in 5,995. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 19 percent live, Tagant Region, where 19 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Mauritania this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 35 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elbou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elbou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺐ | alb | 49.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻮ | albw | 28.51 |
| ﺃﻟﺒﻮ | albw | 12.92 |
| ﺃﻟﺐ | alb | 8.02 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻮﻩ | albwh | 0.67 |
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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 Elbou
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