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 appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elesu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 406,240th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,454,230 people. The surname Elesu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Elesu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 677,199th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 181 people.
The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 846 people, or 1 in 46,146. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kaberamaido District, where 48 percent are found, Soroti District, where 24 percent are found and Amuria District, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
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
- 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 Elesu
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