Elgoni Surname

78,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Elgoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elgoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan6,1601:6,089887
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Elgoni (43) may also be a first name.

Elgoni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elgoni (Georgian: ელგონი) is held by more people in Sudan than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Elgoni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elgoni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 78,864th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,176,929 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elgoni are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 43 people.

The last name is most widespread in Sudan, where it is borne by 6,160 people, or 1 in 6,089. Excluding Sudan this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elgouni9211/
Elgotni925/
Elgosni924/
Elgonaid86188/
Elgoutni8627/
Elghotni8612/
Elghouni861/
Elgounni861/
Elgani83464/
Elgony835/
Elgona831/
Elghani77845/
Jilgoni7734/
Ailgoni7718/
Ealgani774/
Elgouna774/
Ellgani771/
Elgonee771/
Elganei771/
Ilgonis771/
Elghoune719/
Elghanni714/
Elgoumhi714/
Elghanai714/
Elganich711/
Elgana675,613/
Elgany67307/
Elganh67153/
Ilgani674/
Elghannai671/

Elgoni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elgoni in the Georgian language
ელგონიelgoni-

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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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  • 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 Elgoni
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