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 found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elekima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 708,658th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Elekima reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 701,320th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 170 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 407 people, or 1 in 435,240. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 92 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 3 percent are found and Benue, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common 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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