Elesi Surname
Approximately 291 people bear this surname
Elesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 150 | 1:1,180,952 | 47,933 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Greece | 25 | 1:443,192 | 58,048 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Elesi (3,646) may also be a first name.
Elesi Demographics
Average Elesi Salary in
United States
$20,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Elesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elesi (Oriya: ଏେଲଶି) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elesi? popularity and diffusion
Elesi is the 912,827th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname Elesi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Elesi live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 116,975th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 3,646 people.
The surname Elesi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 16 percent live, Lagos, where 10 percent live and Plateau, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.
Elesi Last Name Statistics demography
Elesi earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elesi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elesi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏେଲଶି | eelasi | 66.67 |
| ଏେଲସି | eelasi | 33.33 |
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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 Elesi
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