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 more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Elesa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elesa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elesa is the 177,655th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,027,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Elesa are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 180,194th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 1,799 people.
It is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Barring Ethiopia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
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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