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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) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as: Éli, Elí or Elî. For other possible spellings of Eli click here.

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

The surname is the 16,623^rd most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 218,360 people. The last name Eli occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Eli reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eli is also the 2,830^th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 367,886 people.

The last name Eli is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 10,493 people, or 1 in 16,882. In Nigeria Eli is most common in: Rivers, where 23 percent live, Adamawa, where 13 percent live and Taraba, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 127 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Ghana, where 9 percent live.

Eli Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Eli has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Eli surname expanded 578 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eli Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily 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 national average, with 89.94% registered with the 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.