Elekeh Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Elekeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Elekeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elekeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elekeh is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elekeh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elekeh live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 63 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Borno, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Ghana, where 11 percent live.
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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 Elekeh
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