Elekh Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Elekh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Elekh (10) may also be a first name.
Elekh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elekh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elekh occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elekh? popularity and diffusion
Elekh is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elekh reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elekh is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Egypt, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Elekh
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