Elegien Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Elegien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Elegien (24) may also be a first name.
Elegien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elegien Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elegien is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Elegien click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elegien? popularity and diffusion
The last name Elegien is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Elegien live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 24 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 70 percent live and Bavaria, where 30 percent live. Outside of Germany Elegien occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 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 Elegien
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