Eledan Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Eledan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eledan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2821:628,16629,753
England171:3,277,533109,658
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Eledan (28) may also be a first name.

Eledan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eledan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eledan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 876,631st most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Eledan are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eledan is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 28 people.

Eledan is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 282 people, or 1 in 628,166. In Nigeria Eledan is most frequent in: Lagos, where 33 percent reside, Edo, where 28 percent reside and Delta, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geledan9230/
Elledan925/
Jeledan924/
Eleidan921/
Eleadan921/
Eledaun921/
Eledean921/
Oledan833,511/
Iledan83660/
Elidan8393/
Aledan8319/
Eledon834/
Aleidan771,070/
Gelidan77399/
Alledan7733/
Elladan7725/
Jiledan777/
Elahdan774/
Geledon774/
Jelidan773/
Aleedan773/
Alaedan772/
Haledan772/
Alhedan772/
Aleydan771/
Jleidan771/
Eledeun771/
Elhedam771/
Aaledan771/
Elhidan771/
O'Ledan770/
Jelaidan71359/
Alliedan7121/
Alledahn715/
Elhaddan714/
Gelaidan712/
Allehdan711/
Allhedan711/
Elhidane711/
Hesledon711/
Alleddan711/
Ellesdon710/
Elladean710/
Olidan672,176/
Alodan67567/
Aledon67467/
Aladan67240/
Jlidan67229/
Olodan67170/
Ilidan67136/
Iladan6775/
Alidan6775/
Elidon6737/
Eladon6728/
Eledom6722/
Oledon679/
Oladan679/
Yladan671/
Elodon671/
Iledon671/
Allheedan671/
Hellesdon670/

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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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  • 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 Eledan
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