Eletu Surname

170,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Eletu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eletu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5861:111,6927,444
Uganda8401:46,4755,732
England601:928,63447,428
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Eletu (128) may also be a first name.

Eletu Last Name Facts

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

Eletu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eletu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 170,597th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,885,014 people. The last name Eletu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Eletu are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 821,896th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 128 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,586 people, or 1 in 111,692. In Nigeria Eletu is most numerous in: Lagos, where 73 percent are found, Kwara, where 8 percent are found and Ogun, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Eletu exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Eletu Last Name Statistics demography

Eletu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geletu918,351/
Elietu91228/
Eeletu915/
Yeletu913/
Eletou913/
Eletus913/
Elethu911/
Elletu911/
Eleetu911/
Eleitou8330/
Eleytou8324/
Geletou834/
Geleitu831/
Jeletus831/
Iheletu831/
Geleatu831/
Heletou831/
Oletu801,422/
Elotu80455/
Elatu8096/
Iletu8076/
Elitu8061/
Aletu8056/
Ihealetu7716/
Geleitau7712/
Eleytoux771/
Eliatu7363/
Elyatu7326/
Haletu7320/
Oleitu7311/
Eliotu7310/
Aleteu738/
Alaetu734/
Iletus733/
Aletau732/
Elyotu732/
Helotu732/
Elhitu732/
Oloetu731/
Giletu731/
Aleutu731/
Ilietu731/
Oleteu731/
Eleitouhe712/
Eleitouha711/
Gelaytu679/
Ehlatou677/
Halletu676/
Eliotou674/
Healatu672/
Gelaitu671/
Ellathu671/
Aleïtou671/
Elhatou671/
Yelitus671/
Elistus671/
Helatou671/

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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 Eletu
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