Elegir Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Elegir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elegir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Elegir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elegir is found most in The Philippines. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elegir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Elegir live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Elegir is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 6,327,389. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: National Capital Region, where 75 percent live, Cagayan Valley, where 19 percent live and Ilocos, where 6 percent live. Besides The Philippines it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 35 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eleguir9296/
Elegire925/
Elegier921/
Elogir83109/
Eleger8316/
Elegre838/
Alegir833/
Elesir831/
Elagir831/
Eliagir77137/
Helagir7761/
Elegeer7748/
Eliguir7716/
Eleiser7714/
Elegert7712/
Elegere779/
Eleguer777/
Eleizer775/
Eleiger774/
Eliesir774/
Ellecir772/
Eletger771/
Ilegire771/
Eligire771/
Elogier771/
Geleger771/
Eleusir771/
Elleger771/
Elieger771/
Allegir770/
Elegeert71218/
Elizeire7152/
Allegier7128/
Eliseire7118/
Helegeer7117/
Elegheer7111/
Ellegert717/
Helgizer715/
Heyleger713/
Heleyger713/
Yeligire712/
Ellegerd712/
Eliezier711/
Eleazeir711/
Eleijere711/
Heleager711/
Ehleicer711/
Heileger710/
Gelleger710/
Hesleger710/
Eleagher710/
Elizer67498/
Eliser67463/
Elicer67182/
Elejer67159/
Eleser67111/
Eliger67103/
Alagir6792/
Ileger6740/
Elezer6732/
Aleger6723/
Elijer6721/
Heilegger6719/
Ilagir6716/
Elager6715/
Eližer6714/
Elegheert6713/
Alogir674/
Oleger674/
Allegeier674/
Elisir673/
Iligir673/
Aligir672/
Olagir672/
Oligir671/
Elicir671/
Elecer671/
Elegerova671/
Elleinger671/
Alleigier671/
Elyger671/
Ilogir671/
Ellegeert671/
Heyleiger670/
Gellegher670/

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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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  • 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 Elegir
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