Eleju Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Eleju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 130 | 1:300,302 | 20,842 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Eleju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eleju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eleju is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Eleju? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,511,557th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Eleju live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 300,302. In Uganda Eleju is most numerous in: Amuria District, where 39 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 38 percent reside and Soroti District, where 11 percent reside. Besides Uganda Eleju is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Eleju
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