Elesa Surname
Approximately 2,407 people bear this surname
Elesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Elesa (1,799) may also be a first name.
Elesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elesa (Oriya: ଏେଲସା, Russian: Елеса) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elesa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 177,655th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,027,647 people. The surname Elesa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Elesa live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Elesa is also the 180,194th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 1,799 people.
Elesa is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Outside of Ethiopia it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elesa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏେଲସା | eelasa | 80 |
| ଏେଲଶା | eelasa | 20 |
| Elesa in the Russian language | ||
| Елеса | elesa | - |
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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 Elesa
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