Elesu Surname
Approximately 862 people bear this surname
Elesu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 846 | 1:46,146 | 5,700 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Elesu (181) may also be a first name.
Elesu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elesu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elesu (Oriya: ଏେଲଶୁ) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elesu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elesu is the 406,240th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,454,230 people. The surname Elesu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elesu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Elesu is also the 677,199th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 181 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 846 people, or 1 in 46,146. In Uganda Elesu is most numerous in: Kaberamaido District, where 48 percent live, Soroti District, where 24 percent live and Amuria District, where 12 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elesu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elesu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏେଲଶୁ | eelasu | 50 |
| ଏେଲସୁ | eelasu | 50 |
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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 Elesu
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