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 last name Elenya (Russian: Еленя) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Elenya.
How Common Is The Last Name Elenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Elenya is the 1,364,059th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name globally, borne by 46 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 1,128,298. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 89 percent are found, Abia, where 5 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Elenya exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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