Elegushi Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elegushi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Elegushi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3081:575,13927,820
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Elegushi Last Name Facts

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

Elegushi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elegushi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 864,701st most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Elegushi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 575,139. In Nigeria Elegushi is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 89 percent reside, Ogun, where 4 percent reside and Edo, where 3 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elegushii942/
Elegusi9316/
Elegushe881/
Ilegusi8029/
Elegosi801/
Eleguse801/
Ilegosi671/
Ileguse671/
Alygusi671/
Aligisi532/
Iligosi532/
Olaghise506/
Allogisi501/
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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 Elegushi
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