Elesi Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Elesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1501:1,180,95247,933
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Greece251:443,19258,048
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Elesi (3,646) may also be a first name.

Elesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elesi (Oriya: ଏେଲଶି) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Elesi.

How Common Is The Last Name Elesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 912,827th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Elesi reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 116,975th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 3,646 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 16 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Plateau, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helesi91383/
Elesis91243/
Elesie91234/
Elesei915/
Eleusi911/
Eleisi911/
Ellesi911/
Ejlesi911/
Elleisi836/
Hielesi833/
Elesits832/
Eleisie831/
Helesić831/
Elleasi831/
Elesaid831/
Helesie831/
Helesis830/
Elezi8015,851/
Elese801,594/
Elisi80214/
Eleji8053/
Elegi8017/
Elesy8013/
Ilesi809/
Elexi802/
Eleci801/
Helesich771/
Elisei734,352/
Elises73897/
Iliesi73370/
Elizei73240/
Ellesy73156/
Illesi73114/
Eleser73111/
Elizes7387/
Elisis7353/
Ilesei7351/
Elisci7350/
Ellese7339/
Elezie7334/
Helese7324/
Helisi7324/
Gelezi7322/
Eledji7322/
Ellezi7318/
Elezzi7316/
Elijes7314/
Elease7313/
Jleesi7313/
Elysei7312/
Ailesi7310/
Eliese738/
Ealisi737/
Elisie737/
Eliges737/
Eleses736/
Ilesoi736/
Ellisi735/
Ilesit735/
Eulese734/
Heleji734/
Eleise734/
Elisai733/
Eluisi733/
Elezai732/
Eleese732/
Elesea732/
Elaysi732/
Eleggi732/
Helesy732/
Ilesić732/
Jilesi731/
Elaisi731/
Eleezi731/
Eelezi731/
Hilesi731/
Eloisi731/
Elisip731/
Eliezi731/
Elezis731/
Eleazi731/
Elhesy731/
Elezui731/
Ellysi731/
Elesey730/
Hilesiz67132/
Elleser6751/
Ellesøe6722/
Elleisy6718/
Eleiser6714/
Elleses6710/
Illesis677/
Ellisie677/
Eleijeh676/
Iliesei676/
Eleizer675/
Eliseas675/
Heleeji674/
Eleiger674/
Elheesy674/
Helesey673/
Eleazai673/
Eliseit673/
Hehlisi673/
Elhedji672/
Heloysi672/
Helleji671/
Elaysis671/
Ehleije671/
Ellease671/
Elledgi671/
Eleaser671/
Ellises671/
Elegeys671/
Eleiseu671/
Elisois671/
Ellisis671/
Elisais671/
Elisaiz671/
Eluizes671/
Elizzei671/
Eleages671/
Ealease670/
Elliges670/

Elesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elesi in the Oriya language
ଏେଲଶିeelasi66.67
ଏେଲସିeelasi33.33

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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
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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 Elesi
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