Elezu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elezu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elezu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Elezu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elezu is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elezu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Elezu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elezu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 92 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eleazu91695/
Eleizu9125/
Gelezu9121/
Elezeu912/
Elezui911/
Eleuzu911/
Eleziu911/
Eliezeu831/
Elesu80862/
Eleju80138/
Alezu8028/
Ilezu8015/
Elazu8012/
Elozu806/
Elzau805/
Elizu803/
Olezu803/
Eliseu7312,033/
Elizeu73791/
Elzeus73260/
Elyseu73107/
Eliecu7355/
Elceus7314/
Iloezu7313/
Elessu7311/
Elechu7311/
Eliazu7311/
Elesus739/
Gelesu735/
Eleusu734/
Alaezu734/
Elejau733/
Eliozu733/
Ileazu733/
Alezou732/
Eleshu732/
Alezeu732/
Eleasu732/
Elyzeu732/
Gelizu732/
Yelesu732/
Geleţu732/
Elizou731/
Elszus731/
Elejju731/
Elizau731/
Eliesu731/
Elcheu731/
Eelzou731/
Elozou731/
Elleju731/
Elizeus675,356/
Eliseus67193/
Eliceus6713/
Elsu678/
Helechu677/
Elecius676/
Elizeuš674/
Ileahzu673/
Elcu672/
Elisseu671/
Elleshu671/
Eleiseu671/
Ilzu671/
Elechou671/
Eledjou671/
Elxu671/
Elisceu671/
Gelesou671/
Jlzu671/

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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 Elezu
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