Election Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Election Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Election Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
India81:95,883,173728,828
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Election (380) may also be a first name.

Election Last Name Facts

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

The surname Election occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Election? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,581,912th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname Election occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Election are found; 51 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 444,827th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 380 people.

Election is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 2,698,963. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Jakarta, where 100 percent live. Barring Indonesia Election exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Electina881/
Electeng751/
Electeen751/
Elekishon711/
Allocation675/

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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
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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 Election
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