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

Elesun is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elesun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elesun is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name 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 frequent forename in the world, borne by 4 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Elesun is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 50 percent live and Ondo, where 50 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Taiwan, where 33 percent live.

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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