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 last name Eleka (Russian: Элека) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Eleka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eleka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 71,606th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,056,932 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 370 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 6,437 people, or 1 in 11,477. Aside from The DR Congo Eleka exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eleka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eleka in the Russian language | ||
| Элека | eleka | - |
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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 Eleka
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