Where Does The Last Name Eli Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Eli (Arabic: عيلي, Georgian: ელი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻞ, Hindi: ेली, Marathi: अॅली, Oriya: ଏଲି) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Éli, Elí or Elî. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eli? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 16,623^rd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 218,360 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Eli live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,830^th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 367,886 people.

The surname Eli is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10,493 people, or 1 in 16,882. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 23 percent are found, Adamawa, where 13 percent are found and Taraba, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Eli is found in 127 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Ghana, where 9 percent are found.

Eli Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Eli has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eli surname grew 578 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eli Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Eli surname are 36.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eli earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning 372,149 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.63% less than the national average, earning R 131,592 per year; in Colombia they earn 45.34% more than the national average, earning $32,996,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.03% less than the national average, earning $39,685 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.96% less than the national average, earning $41,756 CAD per year.