Eleyas Surname
Approximately 3,181 people bear this surname
Eleyas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Eleyas (1,396) may also be a first name.
Eleyas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eleyas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eleyas (Hindi: इलियास, Marathi: इलेयास) is most common in Ethiopia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Eleyas.
How Common Is The Last Name Eleyas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 140,330th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,290,961 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Eleyas live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 209,327th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 1,396 people.
The surname Eleyas is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Not including Ethiopia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 23 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eleyas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eleyas in the Hindi language | ||
| इलियास | iliyasa | - |
| Eleyas in the Marathi language | ||
| इलेयास | ileyasa | 60 |
| यास | yasa | 20 |
| एलेयास | eleyasa | 20 |
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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 Eleyas
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