Elect Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elect Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elect Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Elect (105) may also be a first name.

Elect Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elect occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elect? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Elect are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 920,134th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 105 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Elect is mostly found in: Kogi, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elects912/
Ellect910/
Elec891,059/
Eleck80750/
Ellec8036/
Helec8020/
Elgec8010/
Ejlec806/
Eilec806/
Elhec806/
Elict801/
Hellec73962/
Elleck7331/
Esleck7314/
Eileck738/
Heleck733/
Heliec732/
Ieliec731/
Ellehc731/
Ellict731/
Elleuc731/
Elecke731/
Ieleck731/
Eleuck730/
Elletk730/
Elek6711,258/
Elic671,139/
Elex6788/
Helleck6748/
Eleg6727/
Geleick6714/
Ilec6712/
Hesleck6711/
Ellictt673/
Ellioct673/
Ylec671/
Élec671/
Heuleck671/
Elheick671/
Eilheck670/

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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 Elect
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