Elehu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sweden

Elehu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Elehu 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
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Elehu (23) may also be a first name.

Elehu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elehu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Elehu.

How Common Is The Last Name Elehu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Elehu live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 23 people.

The last name Elehu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 25 percent reside, Kogi, where 25 percent reside and Ondo, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Elehu exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 25 percent reside and Norway, where 13 percent reside.

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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
Elehou912/
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Elihu80692/
Eleju80138/
Elieu8024/
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Alehu806/
Eleau803/
Elyhu801/
Ilehu801/
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Eleyou7358/
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Oleahu7315/
Ellihu7312/
Elihui7312/
Alehui7310/
Eleous7310/
Elihud738/
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Eleuju734/
Gelețu734/
Allehu733/
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Elohui732/
Elihus731/
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Elleju731/
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Eleouh731/
Eleiou731/
Ilehou731/
Heleou731/
Elejju731/
Eliahou6774/
Allehou6755/
Eleyout6741/
Elyahou6727/
Elhyaou673/
Ellihou673/
Eleyouh673/
Ellahou672/
Holehou671/
Ahlehou671/
Elleyou671/
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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 Elehu
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