Eli Surname
Approximately 33,374 people bear this surname
Eli Surname Definition:
(Hebrew.) The offering or lifting up.
Eli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10,493 | 1:16,882 | 1,617 |
| Indonesia | 5,212 | 1:25,374 | 3,023 |
| Ghana | 3,117 | 1:8,669 | 1,179 |
| Cameroon | 2,213 | 1:9,385 | 1,229 |
| United States | 1,972 | 1:183,803 | 18,329 |
| Chad | 1,252 | 1:10,856 | 1,398 |
| India | 1,161 | 1:660,694 | 31,112 |
| Philippines | 913 | 1:110,885 | 19,195 |
| Mauritania | 840 | 1:4,875 | 585 |
| Papua New Guinea | 818 | 1:9,968 | 829 |
| Niger | 661 | 1:29,035 | 1,661 |
| Brazil | 597 | 1:358,583 | 13,735 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Malaysia | 468 | 1:63,022 | 4,688 |
| DR Congo | 315 | 1:234,538 | 22,701 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Iran | 175 | 1:438,757 | 27,273 |
| Germany | 158 | 1:509,528 | 43,279 |
| France | 137 | 1:484,837 | 68,361 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Canada | 106 | 1:347,600 | 31,502 |
| Argentina | 94 | 1:454,717 | 34,122 |
| Italy | 76 | 1:804,693 | 63,729 |
| Israel | 68 | 1:125,848 | 13,711 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Benin | 62 | 1:166,703 | 16,738 |
| Tanzania | 59 | 1:897,315 | 44,154 |
| Uganda | 56 | 1:697,130 | 35,026 |
| Romania | 52 | 1:386,113 | 32,215 |
| Norway | 51 | 1:100,829 | 13,689 |
| Solomon Islands | 51 | 1:11,373 | 2,032 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Haiti | 43 | 1:248,463 | 8,796 |
| Taiwan | 40 | 1:586,119 | 4,335 |
| Turkey | 40 | 1:1,945,536 | 68,232 |
| Mexico | 39 | 1:3,182,723 | 23,538 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| Afghanistan | 35 | 1:918,662 | 9,049 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Kenya | 26 | 1:1,776,150 | 35,982 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Venezuela | 25 | 1:1,208,163 | 17,203 |
| Cook Islands | 24 | 1:757 | 134 |
| Czechia | 21 | 1:506,356 | 52,868 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 1:581,575 | 24,486 |
| American Samoa | 11 | 1:5,069 | 1,123 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 1:1,378,446 | 18,562 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 341 | 1:147,269 | 13,727 |
The alternate forms: Éli (32), Elí (5) & Elî (1) are calculated separately.
Eli (367,886) may also be a first name.
Eli Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Hebrew.) The offering or lifting up.
Eli Demographics
Eli Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Eli Last Name Facts
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) occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant: Éli, Elí or Elî. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eli? popularity and diffusion
The surname Eli is the 16,623rd most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 218,360 people. The surname is mostly found 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 2,830th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 367,886 people.
The last name Eli is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 10,493 people, or 1 in 16,882. In Nigeria Eli is mostly found in: Rivers, where 23 percent are found, Adamawa, where 13 percent are found and Taraba, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 127 countries. It also occurs 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 share of the population with the last name 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 adherence of those bearing the last name 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.94% registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eli Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eli in the Georgian language | ||
| ელი | eli | - |
| Eli in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଲି | eli | 90.96 |
| ଏଲୀ | eli | 3.39 |
| ଇଲି | ili | 3.39 |
| Eli in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻞ | al | 64.75 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻲ | aly | 23.05 |
| ﺇﻋﻞ | al | 3.05 |
| ﺃﻋﻠﻲ | aly | 2.71 |
| ﺃﻋﻞ | al | 2.71 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻰ | aly | 1.36 |
| ﺃﻋﻠﻰ | aly | 0.68 |
| ﺍﻟﻲ | aly | 0.34 |
| ﺃﻝ | al | 0.34 |
| ﻟﻌﻞ | ll | 0.34 |
| ﻋﻠﻲ | ly | 0.34 |
| Eli in the Marathi language | ||
| अॅली | aeli | 55.56 |
| एली | eli | 33.33 |
| तेली | teli | 11.11 |
| Eli in the Hindi language | ||
| ेली | eli | 47.49 |
| एली | eli | 43.58 |
| एलि | eli | 2.79 |
| ऐली | aili | 2.79 |
| ऍलि | eli | 1.68 |
| Eli in the Arabic language | ||
| عيلي | yly | - |
| ايلـي | ayly | - |
| أيلي | ayly | - |
| ايلى | ayly | - |
| إيلي | ayly | - |
| ايلي | ayly | - |
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