Elgai Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Elgai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Elgai (18) may also be a first name.
Elgai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elgai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elgai occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elgai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Elgai is predominantly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Elgai are found; 48 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 48 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Elgai is also the 2,608,198th most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Jiwaka, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 17 percent reside and Morocco, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Elgai
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