Eleija Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Eleija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
Eleija (5) may also be a first name.
Eleija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eleija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eleija (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻴﺞ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Eleija click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eleija? popularity and diffusion
Eleija is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Eleija occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Eleija are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eleija is also the 5,493,085th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 5 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 50 percent live and Kaduna, where 50 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The Marshall Islands, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eleija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eleija in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻴﺞ | allyj | - |
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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 Eleija
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