Elenya Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Elenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 157 | 1:1,128,298 | 46,367 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Elenya (46) may also be a first name.
Elenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elenya (Russian: Еленя) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elenya is the 1,364,059th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elenya live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elenya is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 46 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 1,128,298. In Nigeria Elenya is most frequent in: Rivers, where 89 percent live, Abia, where 5 percent live and Ebonyi, where 3 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Elenya is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanya | 92 | 1,929 | / |
| Gelenya | 92 | 261 | / |
| Elenyha | 92 | 2 | / |
| Elenyas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ellenya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Eleannya | 86 | 10 | / |
| Eleanyah | 86 | 7 | / |
| Elleanya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Eleanyha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ilenya | 83 | 146 | / |
| Elenia | 83 | 18 | / |
| Elenja | 83 | 10 | / |
| Elenyo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Elenha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gelenja | 77 | 59 | / |
| Gilenya | 77 | 25 | / |
| Elenias | 77 | 25 | / |
| Elgenia | 77 | 20 | / |
| Helenia | 77 | 15 | / |
| Elenjah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hilenya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Eleania | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ellenia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Helenha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gelenia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Illenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ileanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helegna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jelenjap | 71 | 4 | / |
| Heleniaz | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gelenyoh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ojielenyoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelenija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaylenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eleneaas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eleneo | 67 | 238 | / |
| Ilenyo | 67 | 73 | / |
| Elinia | 67 | 53 | / |
| Elenio | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ilenea | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ylenia | 67 | 25 | / |
| Elynia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Elenjo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eleaña | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ilenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elinja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elinea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elinha | 67 | 1 | / |
Elenya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elenya in the Russian language | ||
| Еленя | elena | - |
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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 Elenya
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