Eleruja Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Eleruja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eleruja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Eleruja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eleruja is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Eleruja.

How Common Is The Last Name Eleruja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. Eleruja is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Eleruja reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Osun, where 28 percent reside, Ogun, where 27 percent reside and Kaduna, where 13 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Eleruja is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elerija861/
Elheroujay821/
Eleraj774/
Elerea772/
Elerue771/
Elleray71373/
Helerea7199/
Geleray7136/
Ellerau7117/
Eliraja714/
Elgereu711/
Elerawe711/
Aileraja6714/
Elgeraia6710/
Geleriya677/
Geleiray676/
Elgerray672/
Eulleray671/
Elerouye671/
Gelleray671/
Elerioha671/
Yeleriya671/
Elairaja671/
Hellerue671/

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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 Eleruja
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