Eledu Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Eledu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eledu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2861:619,38029,421
Uganda1791:218,09717,007
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Barbados11:287,4482,772
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Eledu (12) may also be a first name.

Eledu Last Name Facts

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

Eledu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eledu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 635,252nd most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Eledu reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eledu is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name on earth It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 619,380. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 31 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Edo, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Eledu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eledu surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Eledu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geledu91165/
Eledut91100/
Eledui9114/
Eleudu919/
Heledu913/
Eleduh911/
Eleadu911/
Eledgu911/
Elledu911/
Geleduh835/
Heledus831/
Jelledu831/
Aledu80954/
Eladu80952/
Iledu8063/
Elodu8038/
Oledu8031/
Elidu8023/
Eheleudu7733/
Eleydoud771/
Haledu73575/
Alaedu7392/
Eliadu7349/
Helidu7333/
Elidou7320/
Eliduz7316/
Aloedu7311/
Elyadu737/
Aleidu736/
Aleddu734/
Elaidu734/
Aliedu732/
Helodu731/
Aleadu731/
Aledeu731/
Aaledu731/
Jiledu731/
Jilledu6728/
Gilledu6719/
Aleadui679/
Elladou678/
Geliduh677/
Halledu676/
Haleedu673/
Elhadui672/
Aleydou671/
Alleddu671/
Ellidou671/
Iliedou671/
Illedut671/
Aleadeu671/
Heiladu671/
Elhaduj671/
Eliodou671/

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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 Eledu
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