Elegen Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Elegen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elegen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Elegen (65) may also be a first name.

Elegen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elegen (Russian: Елеген) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Elegen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elegen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Elegen occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Elegen reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 65 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West New Britain, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also found in Poland, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelegen92850/
Gelegen92644/
Eleguen92103/
Elegien9214/
Elegent923/
Helegen920/
Ellegen920/
Heylegen861/
Hellegen860/
Ölegen8363/
Elegin8360/
Elesen8349/
Alegen8318/
Elhegn838/
Eligen837/
Elagen835/
Elogen834/
Olegen831/
Elejen831/
Elezen831/
Elegenova8067/
Elhagen77251/
Eleguin77131/
Eliesen77129/
Ellesen77113/
Yelegin7781/
Elgezen7748/
Eliguen7736/
Islegen7735/
Gelegin7717/
Yeligen7714/
Elhecen7710/
Alegaen777/
Heligen775/
Helesen774/
Elechen773/
Helezen772/
Helagen771/
Ellegin771/
Ellogen771/
Allegen771/
Ellegne771/
Gilegen770/
Elesend770/
Alegn7314/
Elesn731/
Hejlesen71795/
Heyligen71558/
Elhageen71459/
Heilesen71337/
Hellesen71330/
Elliesen7144/
Elliezen7111/
Gelligen719/
Eslejeng717/
Heiligen715/
Elleizen715/
Ettlesen714/
Heleseen714/
Elleguin712/
Hellagen711/
Elheseen711/
Gillegen710/
Helligen710/
Geleghin710/
Elagin674,097/
Elesin672,645/
Helliesen67345/
Hollegien67279/
Helleisen67166/
Elizen67123/
Heylighen67123/
Elesyn67109/
Elisen67103/
Olegin6773/
Ologen6757/
Iligen6753/
Elygin6750/
Eligön6748/
Heijligen6735/
Alegin6730/
Alagen6727/
Elyzen6723/
Alogen6723/
Oligen6722/
Elecin6716/
Aligen6712/
Helleseng6711/
Ilogen6710/
Ilagen679/
Elejin679/
Alehgn679/
Elezin677/
Eligin675/
Elogin673/
Elicen671/
Gillegien671/
Olagen671/
Hellesåen671/
Elijen671/
Hillegenn671/

Elegen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elegen in the Russian language
Елегенelegen-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elegen
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