Elechi Surname

25,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elechi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elechi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria20,4881:8,646965
Benin1651:62,6407,708
England581:960,65648,451
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Elechi (1,856) may also be a first name.

Elechi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elechi (Hindi: एलेची) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elechi? popularity and diffusion

Elechi is the 25,868th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 350,228 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elechi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 176,817th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 1,856 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20,488 people, or 1 in 8,646. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 25 percent live, Rivers, where 19 percent live and Anambra, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Elechi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Elechi surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Elechi earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.74% more than the national average, earning $43,898 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eleuchi9216/
Helechi9213/
Eletchi927/
Ellechi926/
Elekchi926/
Elechie925/
Elhechi924/
Etlechi923/
Eleechi922/
Aelechi922/
Oelechi921/
Eslechi921/
Elechio921/
Elechii921/
Elecchi921/
Eleachi921/
Gelechi921/
Eleci911/
Eletchih867/
Elleuchi865/
Helechie861/
Eleechie861/
Heleichi861/
Elhehchi861/
Gelechei861/
Elachi83917/
Eleshi83183/
Alechi83101/
Eleche8388/
Olechi8368/
Ilechi8346/
Elochi8339/
Elichi8316/
Elecie8311/
Elecha8310/
Elecis831/
Allechi77917/
Elaichi77652/
Ilechie77620/
Gelleci77233/
Elgeshi77122/
Helichi7797/
Gelichi7778/
Elhachi7752/
Elitchi7737/
Elisech7729/
Elecheş7729/
Gelecki7724/
Ileschi7722/
Eletshi7721/
Holechi7716/
Iliechi7715/
Eleches7712/
Eleshio7710/
Elichai776/
Eleuche775/
Helecki774/
Elichie774/
Elaychi774/
Geleshi773/
Elekhis772/
Alechoi772/
Helekhi772/
Oleuchi772/
Oliechi772/
Eliachi772/
Halechi771/
Elaachi771/
Ileachi771/
Ellachi771/
Olechie771/
Iletchi771/
Heleshi771/
Yelichi771/
Elachai771/
Elechea771/
Elecher771/
Eleiche771/
Olechai771/
Ilechei771/
Elachei771/
Elaeche771/
Alechei771/
Elezi7315,851/
Eleki73629/
Eleca7368/
Eleji7353/
Elegi7317/
Elici7311/
Elece733/
Elexi732/
Elecy731/
Heilichi719/
Elichich716/
Eletcher716/
Elisetch715/
Elleuche714/
Eliseich712/
Eleicoit712/
Aliechie711/
Gelischi711/
Helesich711/
Alllechi711/
Alloechi711/
Elhaichi711/
Eletckii711/
Helezhyi711/
Ellecher710/
Elisei674,352/
Alichi671,130/
Ilochi671,043/
Elesha67918/
Gelici67765/
Alachi67487/
Alochi67331/
Ilecki67319/
Eliche67309/
Oleche67267/
Elishi67263/
Elesis67243/
Elizei67240/
Elesie67234/
Eleshy67126/
Ellici67124/
Ijelekhai6795/
Elicha6792/
Elache6789/
Helici6785/
Ilachi6778/
Elicki6766/
Eloche6758/
Olachi6755/
Ellece6751/
Elisci6750/
Aleche6741/
Heleši6736/
Elezie6734/
Geleki6732/
Elhiji6729/
Heleki6722/
Eleike6721/
Hileci6720/
Olochi6719/
Ellezi6718/
Yeleji6718/
Eleshe6717/
Elezzi6716/
Olichi6715/
Elekai6714/
Elizeh6712/
Elessi6712/
Elysei6712/
Eligeh6711/
Elachy6710/
Yelichich679/
Elekeh679/
Elekhe677/
Eleisa677/
Ileche676/
Ilichi675/
Elichy675/
Eliczi675/
Elesei675/
Jelici674/
Heleji674/
Eleise674/
Elikeh674/
Elecey674/
Elyseh674/
Eliece673/
Eledki673/
Elezai672/
Elekha672/
Jelezi672/
Eleggi672/
Alechy672/
Elleca672/
Eleace671/
Eleece671/
Eleces671/
Elecsy671/
Elehky671/
Eleusi671/
Elicei671/
Eleezi671/
Eelezi671/
Eleaki671/
Elieki671/
Elekei671/
Eleisi671/
Elekie671/
Elejeh671/
Elehce671/
Elekii671/
Ileshi671/
Jeleca671/
Olechy671/
Yellechea671/
Elicai671/
Elicid671/
Eliezi671/
Ejlesi671/
Elhizi671/
Elhjji671/
Elezeh671/
Elhahachi671/
Eleazi671/
Elecer671/
Alliechei671/
Ellecy671/
Elecke671/
Elhiky671/
Elhisy671/
Elezui671/
Elletcher670/
Eylescher670/

Elechi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elechi in the Hindi language
एलेचीeleci-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elechi
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