Eleche Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Eleche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Eleche (16) may also be a first name.
Eleche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eleche Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eleche has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Eleche click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eleche? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,994,173rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Eleche are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eleche is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria Eleche is primarily found in: Kogi, where 41 percent reside, Kaduna, where 35 percent reside and Benue, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Eleche
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