Elesun Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Elesun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elesun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Elesun (4) may also be a first name.

Elesun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elesun is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elesun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Elesun occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Elesun are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 4 people.

The surname Elesun is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Elesun is most numerous in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside and Ondo, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Elesun is found in one country. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eleshun921/
Elsun915/
Eleshuin862/
Geleszun861/
Eleson83777/
Alesun834/
Elisun830/
Elshun830/
Olesun830/
Hellesund80174/
Gelleszun8034/
Geleschun807/
Heleshunt802/
Elleson77204/
Elieson77179/
Eleison7791/
Yeleson7783/
Eleeson7754/
Eleason7734/
Ellysun7717/
Heleson7711/
Gelezun7710/
Ileasun774/
Eileson773/
Aleasun773/
Jeleson772/
Elesson772/
Eliosun772/
Eleyson771/
Ealeson771/
Eljeune771/
Elechun771/
Halesun771/
Elysiun771/
Elejoun771/
Ehlosun771/
Gelleschun7515/
Elehessoun751/
Elson7314,598/
Elsum73541/
Alsun73308/
Olsun7375/
Elsün7368/
Ilsun7327/
Eljun734/
Elzun734/
Elcun732/
Heileson71157/
Helleson71143/
Ellesson7173/
Elijeune7149/
Helsgaun7138/
Hellsund7132/
Eliesson7125/
Jelleson7121/
Yelleson717/
Ellieson715/
Hoelshun711/
Elleison711/
Heleison711/
Yelesson711/
Eliasoun711/
Eleasson711/
Alhesoun711/
Elleason711/
Jealeson710/
Elison673,012/
Ellson671,503/
Helson671,151/
Olosun67240/
Alasun67154/
Jelson67139/
Hillesund67108/
Ealson6775/
Olasun6739/
Ellsum6738/
Elyson6728/
Yelson6719/
Yolsun6714/
Eilson6713/
Alisun6711/
Olsuin6711/
Elsson679/
Elíson675/
Elsoon675/
Ileson674/
Aleshuhyn674/
Ielson672/
Elszon672/
Elezon672/
Alosun672/
Ilasun671/
Elazun671/
Hilsun671/
Heljun671/
Gellszuhn671/
Elliesson671/
Elissoung671/
Allsun671/
Jelsum671/
Elsonh671/
Elshon671/
Gilsun671/
Illsun671/
Helsum670/
Elshum670/

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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 Elesun
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