Eleshi Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Eleshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Eleshi (98) may also be a first name.
Eleshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eleshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eleshi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Eleshi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,257,535th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Eleshi reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 956,749th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 98 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 30 percent are found, Cross River, where 26 percent are found and Ogun, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found and Egypt, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Eleshi
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