Elewo Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elewo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elewo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Elewo (42) may also be a first name.

Elewo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elewo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elewo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Elewo reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elewo is also the 1,566,439th most common first name internationally, held by 42 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 62 percent live, Abia, where 23 percent live and Bauchi, where 4 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helewo918/
Elewoo913/
Elewuo911/
Eleuwo911/
Elewoud832/
Eleiwou831/
Elewa8018,429/
Alewo80782/
Eliwo80717/
Elebo80390/
Olewo807/
Elowo806/
Elawo804/
Elevo801/
Ilewo801/
Ylewo801/
Ellewoud771/
Eleywood770/
Eleiwa731,071/
Elewah73772/
Eleawa73252/
Oliewo73203/
Ellewa73184/
Elewaa73153/
Helewa73138/
Ellebo7362/
Eleuwa7349/
Elebuo7347/
Helebo7337/
Eleywa7337/
Elevoh7330/
Eleboh7323/
Elewad7322/
Allewo7319/
Elevou7310/
Oelowo735/
Elebou735/
Ellawo734/
Alewou734/
Elowuo732/
Aliewo732/
Helevo732/
Aelewa732/
Eliewa732/
Etlewa731/
Eleewa731/
Helawo731/
Alewuo731/
Alewoh731/
Eleïwa731/
Eliawo731/
Gilewo731/
Olejwo731/
Oleewo731/
Eleibo731/
Eliowo731/
Eilewa731/
Elewha730/
Heslewood71114/
Ettlewood710/
Elewaut67247/
Eliewah67199/
Ellewaa67122/
Heaslewood6741/
Helebou6729/
Eleiwat6714/
Eliwhuo6711/
Hellebo6711/
Helevuo678/
Helevoi676/
Hellewa675/
Eleswad675/
Elewatt675/
Eleiwah674/
Helesuo674/
Ehlebou674/
Allewou672/
Hilewou671/
Heleiwa671/
Elewauy671/
Eeleiwa671/

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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 Elewo
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