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
Eleka (Russian: Элека) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Eleka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 71,606th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,056,932 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Eleka live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 451,716th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 370 people.
This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 6,437 people, or 1 in 11,477. Apart from The DR Congo it exists in 16 countries. It is also found 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 | - |
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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 Eleka
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