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) 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

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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  • 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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