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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 more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Éli, Elí or Elî. Click here for further possible spellings of Eli.

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

The last name Eli is the 16,623^rd most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 218,360 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 367,886 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 10,493 people, or 1 in 16,882. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 23 percent are found, Adamawa, where 13 percent are found and Taraba, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it 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 prevalency of Eli has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Eli surname increased 578 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eli Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Eli surname are 36.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.94% being 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.