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 held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eleija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Eleija is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Eleija live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eleija is also the 5,493,085th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 5 people.
Eleija is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Eleija is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 50 percent reside and Kaduna, where 50 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Marshall Islands, where 33 percent reside.
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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