Eleka Surname
Approximately 6,895 people bear this surname
Eleka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 6,437 | 1:11,477 | 1,423 |
| Congo | 307 | 1:16,251 | 1,976 |
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Eleka (370) may also be a first name.
Eleka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eleka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eleka (Russian: Элека) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Eleka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Eleka is the 71,606th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,056,932 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Eleka live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Eleka is also the 451,716th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 370 people.
The surname Eleka is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 6,437 people, or 1 in 11,477. Not including The DR Congo this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eleka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eleka in the Russian language | ||
| Элека | eleka | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Eleka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis