Electa Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Electa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Electa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1051:197,80120,464
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Electa (2,255) may also be a first name.

Electa Last Name Facts

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

Electa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Electa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname Electa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Electa reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 157,252nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 2,255 people.

It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 197,801. In Cameroon Electa is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 2 percent are found and Centre Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Electa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Electa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Electa last name grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helecta925/
Electo83178/
Elicta831/
Elected777/
Electho776/
Electuo774/
Elektas774/
Electer771/
Elekti671/
Elekto671/
Elekter6210/
Eslicto621/
Helicto621/
Yolgecti571/
Ilekti508/
Eligti502/

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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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  • 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 Electa
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