Eligah Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Eligah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eligah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Israel101:855,76354,181
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Eligah (515) may also be a first name.

Eligah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Eligah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Eligah is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eligah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,237,939th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Eligah are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eligah is also the 372,418th most widespread forename globally It is held by 515 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 24 percent reside, Niger, where 20 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Eligah exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Israel, where 14 percent reside.

Eligah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eligah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eligah last name declined 39 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eligah Last Name Statistics demography

Eligah earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.72% less than the national average, earning $26,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heligah921/
Eliga91179/
Elligath861/
Geliga83294/
Elegah83221/
Aligah8370/
Eligha8320/
Oligah8317/
Eligas8310/
Elugah839/
Elaiga832/
Eligaz832/
Heliga832/
Elgiga831/
Elisga831/
Ejliga831/
Haligah771,334/
Eligaud7732/
Alighah7726/
Heligas7718/
Helliga7712/
Jeeliga778/
Gelliga778/
Eleghah773/
Elligas771/
Ahligah771/
Elégiga771/
Eleinga771/
Helegah771/
Elhegah771/
Aliga736,537/
Elega73556/
Oliga73385/
Eluga73284/
Iliga73125/
Eligo7343/
Jliga731/
Helligas7114/
Illigash7113/
Ahaligah7111/
Holaigah711/
Heligass710/
Aligay67712/
Holiga67198/
Illigasch67152/
Haliga67139/
Olugah67106/
Giliga67104/
Gelega6771/
Eligoi6770/
Ilegah6761/
Oligho6750/
Elegha6743/
Aligha6741/
Heluga6727/
Jiliga6722/
Oligha6720/
Alliga6718/
Aligho6716/
Elligo6716/
Alugah6715/
Iligha6715/
Alaiga6713/
Aliega6712/
Hiliga677/
Iligay676/
Oliega675/
Oiliga675/
Illiga675/
Ailiga674/
Alegah674/
Ellega674/
Elluga673/
Eligod673/
Helega673/
Heligo673/
Oligaj673/
Olegah673/
Aligau673/
Helligass672/
Geligo672/
Yoliga672/
Aluiga672/
Eliogo672/
Eleaga672/
Eligos672/
Oloiga672/
Ellisgaut671/
Aeluga671/
Aleiga671/
Ohliga671/
Aloiga671/
Iligai671/
Elugha671/
Elgigo671/
Elegga671/
Aligaa671/
Aligga671/
Elegai671/
Elegho671/
Eliego671/

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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 Eligah
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