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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 held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Éli, Elí or Elî. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Eli is the 16,623^rd most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 218,360 people. The last name Eli occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Eli are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eli is also the 2,830^th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 367,886 people.

Eli is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 10,493 people, or 1 in 16,882. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 23 percent reside, Adamawa, where 13 percent reside and Taraba, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Eli is found in 127 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and Ghana, where 9 percent reside.

Eli Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Eli has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 578 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eli Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Eli last name are 36.71% more likely to be registered Democrats 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.