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

The last name Elia (Arabic: ايليا, Georgian: ელია, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻠﻲ, Oriya: ଏଲିଅ, Russian: Элиа) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Élia or Elìa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 7,269^th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 93,347 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Elia reside; 25 percent reside in East Africa and 25 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,174^th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 328,495 people.

Elia is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 19,180 people, or 1 in 2,760. In Tanzania Elia is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 17 percent are found, Singida Region, where 13 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 13 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it is found in 126 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 20 percent are found and Iraq, where 7 percent are found.

Elia Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Elia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elia surname expanded 75,567 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 10,520 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elia Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Elia last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (61%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Elia last name are 1.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Elia earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 21.42% more than the national average, earning €36,463 per year; in South Africa they earn 7% more than the national average, earning R 254,280 per year; in United States they earn 13.46% more than the national average, earning $48,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.33% more than the national average, earning $59,785 CAD per year.