Elegi Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Elegi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Elegi (30) may also be a first name.
Elegi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elegi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elegi is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elegi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Elegi live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 30 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Elegi is most common in: Bayelsa, where 20 percent live, Ebonyi, where 20 percent live and Enugu, where 20 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Elegi is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 29 percent live and The Philippines, where 12 percent live.
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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 Elegi
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