Eleg Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Eleg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eleg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Eleg (16) may also be a first name.

Eleg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eleg (Russian: Элег) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eleg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eleg is the 3,798,600th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Eleg occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Eleg reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 16 people.

The surname Eleg is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Eleg is mostly found in: Cross River, where 61 percent are found, Kogi, where 22 percent are found and Ogun, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 19 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geleg89321/
Heleg89171/
Eeleg8910/
Elegh899/
Elheg896/
Elleg891/
Elegue80218/
Heileg8012/
Helegh804/
Gelleg803/
Geyleg802/
Jeleeg801/
Heleig801/
Eelegh801/
Eulegh801/
Yelleg801/
Helleg800/
Jelleg800/
Elek7511,258/
Elec751,059/
Oleg75985/
Elig75454/
Aleg75153/
Elex7588/
Ileg7510/
Yleg751/
Yelegue73632/
Ellegue7324/
Eslegue737/
Jelegue732/
Heilegh731/
Heilieg731/
Elegova731/
Ellesgs731/
Helegue731/
Yeleheg731/
Eleggue731/
Hellieg730/
Eleke674,844/
Alleg673,475/
Gelig673,346/
Elike671,582/
Yelek671,222/
Eslek671,021/
Ellek67922/
Eleck67750/
Helig67466/
Ellig67312/
Ehlig67282/
Ilegh67239/
Jelec67236/
Elhig67236/
Gelek67148/
Helek67148/
Helex67139/
Eligh67129/
Esleigue6775/
Jelek6764/
Ellex6745/
Eulig6743/
Alegh6741/
Yelec6740/
Eylek6739/
Ellec6736/
Eilek6727/
Helec6720/
Illeg6715/
Elgec6710/
Aleeg6710/
Elect678/
Gileg678/
Hileg678/
Oelig677/
Elhec676/
Elekh676/
Ejlec676/
Eilec676/
Jelig673/
Alieg673/
Ilheg673/
Jelex673/
Aelig672/
Haleg672/
Ealig672/
Eligs671/
Eloig671/
Yelig671/
Ealex671/
Olegg671/
Olegh671/
Olleg671/
Yetlegue671/
Eläke671/
Elhek671/
Elaig671/
Eulek671/
Alegg671/
Eliek671/
Eeleq671/
Eligg670/
Ohleg670/

Eleg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eleg in the Russian language
Элегeleg-

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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 Eleg
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