Eliah Surname
Approximately 5,759 people bear this surname
Eliah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,274 | 1:12,387 | 1,610 |
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| Indonesia | 486 | 1:272,118 | 24,573 |
| Nigeria | 146 | 1:1,213,307 | 48,905 |
| Zimbabwe | 85 | 1:181,626 | 21,765 |
| Papua New Guinea | 68 | 1:119,908 | 16,326 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Ivory Coast | 27 | 1:854,490 | 22,281 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Eliah (16,002) may also be a first name.
Eliah Demographics
Eliah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Eliah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eliah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eliah is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eliah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 83,967th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,265,419 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Eliah are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Eliah is also the 44,424th most common given name internationally It is held by 16,002 people.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,274 people, or 1 in 12,387. In Tanzania Eliah is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 35 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 17 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.
Eliah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Eliah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eliah surname increased 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Eliah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Eliah last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Eliah surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.
Eliah earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.06% more than the national average, earning $48,354 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eliah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis