Elegbeji Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elegbeji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elegbeji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1761:1,006,49342,496
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889

Elegbeji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elegbeji is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Elegbeji.

How Common Is The Last Name Elegbeji? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elegbeji is the 1,263,456th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. Elegbeji is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Elegbeji live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Elegbeji is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 1,006,493. In Nigeria Elegbeji is most frequent in: Ogun, where 70 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Elegbeji Last Name Statistics demography

Elegbeji earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

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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 Elegbeji
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