Elewode Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Elewode Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elewode Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Elewode Last Name Facts

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

Elewode occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elewode? popularity and diffusion

Elewode is the 1,551,568th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Elewode reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 1,373,200. In Nigeria Elewode is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 38 percent live, Ogun, where 22 percent live and Lagos, where 19 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elewude86279/
Elewade8662/
Elewede8629/
Elebode865/
Alewode864/
Elowode862/
Elawode861/
Ellebode801/
Ellewade801/
Elleboode75332/
Alawode7113,206/
Olawode71256/
Olowode71203/
Ilebode71165/
Elewady71122/
Alowode7143/
Elebude715/
Elawade714/
Elawody714/
Elewedy714/
Alewede711/
Elleboudey711/
Alawoode6744/
Eleboudy6712/
Elawadey679/
Olowoode678/
Ellebody675/
Helawade674/
Alaawode674/
Aalawode674/
Eleweedy674/
Olawoode673/
Alawotde671/
Olowoide671/
Olowodey671/
Alawodie671/
Esliwade671/
Yilebode671/
Alawodde671/
Ahlewede670/

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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 Elewode
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