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

Elechi (Hindi: एलेची) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elechi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,868th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 350,228 people. The surname Elechi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Elechi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elechi is also the 176,817th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 1,856 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 20,488 people, or 1 in 8,646. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 25 percent live, Rivers, where 19 percent live and Anambra, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Elechi exists 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 adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Elechi last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the 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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