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
Elekima is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Elekima click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elekima? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elekima is the 708,658th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 17,602,768 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Elekima live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 701,320th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 170 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 407 people, or 1 in 435,240. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 92 percent live, Bayelsa, where 3 percent live and Benue, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
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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