Elego Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Elego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Elego (15) may also be a first name.

Elego Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elego is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elego? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elego is the 5,057,639th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Elego is primarily found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Elego live; 47 percent live in Oceania Islands and 47 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 15 people.

Elego is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Western, where 71 percent reside, Bougainville, where 14 percent reside and Gulf, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Taiwan, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelego91142/
Ellego9120/
Yelego9119/
Elegou911/
Eleugo911/
Elegho911/
Eliego911/
Gellego83186/
Elegood832/
Ellegod832/
Elegouh831/
Gelegoi831/
Elegoët831/
Hellego830/
Elago806,188/
Olego801,370/
Alego80982/
Elogo80576/
Elega80556/
Ilego80114/
Eligo8043/
Ellegood77666/
Ellegoud772/
Eallegos771/
Ellegoët771/
Elesgood770/
Allego732,682/
Elegah73221/
Gelega7371/
Eligoi7370/
Helago7347/
Elegha7343/
Oliego7326/
Alegho7318/
Ellago7316/
Elligo7316/
Aliego7314/
Elogho7311/
Eulogo738/
Yelega737/
Ielago736/
Helogo736/
Ileago735/
Ellogo735/
Alegoh734/
Hilego734/
Illego734/
Ellega734/
Eligod733/
Helega733/
Heligo733/
Iliego733/
Hylego733/
Geligo732/
Olegho732/
Alegoy732/
Alaego732/
Eliogo732/
Eleaga732/
Eligos732/
Holego731/
Elagoi731/
Aleago731/
Gilego731/
Ilegoa731/
Jelega731/
Oleego731/
Olegoi731/
Ollego731/
Elgigo731/
Elegga731/
Aleego731/
Aleigo731/
Eliago731/
Hellegoss710/
Gillego671,642/
Gelligo6724/
Halegoi6717/
Alliego6712/
Ellogho6710/
Elligot677/
Jelegat674/
Eleghah673/
Hillego673/
Elegast672/
Gellega672/
Hallego672/
Illegot672/
Yeligou671/
Helegat671/
Eleanga671/
Eleagha671/
Helegaa671/
Ojliego671/
Heligot671/
Eligoit671/
Gailego671/
Elaingo671/
Eleinga671/
Helegah671/
Elhegah671/
Eloygeo671/
Eligott670/
Helegas670/

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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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  • 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 Elego
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