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

Eledan is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eledan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eledan is the 876,631st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name is mostly found 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 widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 28 people.

Eledan is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 628,166. In Nigeria Eledan is mostly found in: Lagos, where 33 percent are found, Edo, where 28 percent are found and Delta, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

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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