Elekima Surname
Approximately 414 people bear this surname
Elekima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 407 | 1:435,240 | 22,419 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Elekima (170) may also be a first name.
Elekima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elekima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elekima has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Elekima click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elekima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 708,658th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. The last name Elekima is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Elekima are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 701,320th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 170 people.
The surname Elekima is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 407 people, or 1 in 435,240. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 92 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 3 percent are found and Benue, where 1 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Elekima is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleckima | 93 | 1 | / |
| Eleakima | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ilekima | 86 | 41 | / |
| Elekema | 86 | 27 | / |
| Elekuma | 86 | 16 | / |
| Olekima | 86 | 10 | / |
| Elekime | 86 | 3 | / |
| Elakima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elikima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eliakima | 80 | 14 | / |
| Elekeme | 71 | 6 | / |
| Elekumo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alakima | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alikima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elakema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elicema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olekuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olekema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ilikima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alhakima | 67 | 11 | / |
| Alekimoi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alikimai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aliekuma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ollikima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aallakaima | 59 | 3 | / |
| Olikimo | 57 | 39 | / |
| Ilekumo | 57 | 7 | / |
| Alakuma | 57 | 6 | / |
| Alekemo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ilakuma | 57 | 1 | / |
| Elakumo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Olokimo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Olakuma | 57 | 1 | / |
| Olokuma | 57 | 1 | / |
| Eliceme | 57 | 1 | / |
| Olokumah | 53 | 3 | / |
| Alakaimo | 53 | 2 | / |
| Elhikemy | 53 | 1 | / |
| Alequimo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aliakuma | 53 | 1 | / |
| Olikimou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Elhechemi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Elekima
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