Elelegwu Surname
Approximately 279 people bear this surname
Elelegwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 278 | 1:637,204 | 30,060 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Elelegwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elelegwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elelegwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Elelegwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Elelegwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 940,398th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The last name Elelegwu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elelegwu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Elelegwu is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 637,204. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 73 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Rivers, where 2 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleleagwu | 94 | 3 | / |
| Elelegu | 93 | 25 | / |
| Elelegw | 93 | 1 | / |
| Eleleagu | 88 | 3 | / |
| Elalgwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elelego | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eleleghe | 75 | 24 | / |
| Elelegha | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ilalegwu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Alalegwu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Elailgwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elwelikwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ileliugwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elelke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elelkwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alelegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elelike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eleleko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eleliga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elh Leggue | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Helgouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelelek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alolegu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olulegu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olelgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ololegu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olilagwu | 63 | 5 | / |
| Oliliagwu | 59 | 6 | / |
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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 Elelegwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis