Elengu Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Elengu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elengu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Uganda801:487,99128,240
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Elengu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elengu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Elengu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elengu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elengu is the 760,012th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elengu live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 251,291. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelengu9256/
Yelengu9221/
Elengou921/
Helengu921/
Elengus920/
Elenu9113/
Ilengu83205/
Alengu8319/
Elingu837/
Elenus833/
Gelenu832/
Elenud832/
Elenou832/
Olengu832/
Helenu831/
Eleanu831/
Elienu831/
Elgu80219/
Jelenggau8010/
Jeleanu77204/
Eleneus77154/
Helenus7737/
Elingou777/
Ilengou776/
Elengoe772/
Eliongu772/
Helenou772/
Elegnui771/
Alenngu771/
Heleanu771/
Yelenou771/
Geleanu771/
Gelenou771/
Eslenou771/
Ilengus770/
Ellenghauz750/
Elgus7327/
Elgut7324/
Elgou7311/
Gelgu7310/
Elguu739/
Elinu735/
Helgu734/
Elgau731/
Elgud731/
Geileanu7171/
Jeileanu7144/
Jelingau7131/
Elhenoud718/
Șeuleanu715/
Helenuis715/
Elingaus712/
Țehleanu711/
Alingu67293/
Ilingu6790/
Jelinu6731/
Elgouh6726/
Elinus6726/
Elgouz6716/
Ileanu6713/
Elgoud677/
Jelinggau676/
Elgout675/
Elgouy674/
Ailenu674/
Elionu673/
Ilenus672/
Healgu671/
Elghou671/
Elgaud671/
Helgut671/
Eilenhout671/
Elechennu671/
Elgutt671/
Ilenou671/
Olingu671/
Elinou671/
Helgus670/

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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
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  • 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 Elengu
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