Elega Surname
Approximately 556 people bear this surname
Elega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 425 | 1:416,806 | 21,662 |
| Uganda | 119 | 1:328,061 | 22,062 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Elega (110) may also be a first name.
Elega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elega (Russian: Елега) is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elega? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 568,231st most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,107,097 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Elega are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elega is also the 895,203rd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 110 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 425 people, or 1 in 416,806. In Nigeria Elega is most numerous in: Kogi, where 32 percent live, Edo, where 22 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elega in the Russian language | ||
| Елега | elega | - |
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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 Elega
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