Eleanor Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Eleanor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eleanor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel831:103,10411,791
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
China31:455,773,85521,925
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Eleanor (300,101) may also be a first name.

Eleanor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eleanor (Arabic: أليانور, Hindi: एलनर, Marathi: एिलना) occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eleanor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eleanor is the 1,465,390th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Eleanor occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Eleanor are found; 57 percent are found in West Asia and 57 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Eleanor is also the 3,487th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 300,101 people.

The surname is most widespread in Israel, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 103,104. In Israel Eleanor is most frequent in: Central District, where 29 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 28 percent are found and Northern District, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Israel this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Eleanor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eleanor has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Eleanor surname contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eleanor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Eleanor last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Eleanor earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.35% more than the national average, earning $54,328 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Eleanor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eleanor in the Hindi language
एलनरelanara-
Eleanor in the Marathi language
एिलनाeilana11.11
एलनोरान्सelanoransa11.11
एलेनोरelenora11.11
एलनोरelanora11.11
एलेनॉरelenora11.11
ऐलेनोरailenora11.11
एलेआनोरele'anora11.11
एिलनोरeilanora11.11
एलेअनोरele'anora11.11
Eleanor in the Arabic language
أليانورalyanwr-
إيلينورaylynwr-
إليانورalyanwr-
ايلينورaylynwr-
ايليانورaylyanwr-
الينورalynwr-
اليانورalyanwr-

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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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  • 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 Eleanor
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