Eligh Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Eligh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eligh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada671:549,93446,038
United States351:10,355,970420,657
India251:30,682,615377,978
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Eligh (91) may also be a first name.

Eligh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eligh is found most in Canada. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Eligh.

How Common Is The Last Name Eligh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Eligh is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Eligh are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Eligh is also the 998,282nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 91 people.

The last name Eligh is most common in Canada, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 549,934. In Canada Eligh is most numerous in: Ontario, where 69 percent are found, British Columbia, where 15 percent are found and Alberta, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and India, where 19 percent are found.

Eligh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eligh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Eligh surname rose 106 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eligh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Eligh last name are 33.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eligh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.14% less than the national average, earning $38,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.74% more than the national average, earning $55,020 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esligh9110/
Heligh913/
Elaigh911/
Elig89454/
Heiligh8327/
Geiligh830/
Gelig803,346/
Helig80466/
Iligh80321/
Ellig80312/
Ehlig80282/
Elhig80236/
Eulig8043/
Aligh8025/
Elikh8021/
Elegh809/
Oelig807/
Jelig803/
Aelig802/
Ealig802/
Eligs801/
Eloig801/
Yelig801/
Elaig801/
Eligg800/
Heilig738,476/
Aellig73752/
Ailigh73299/
Oellig73257/
Eligue73252/
Aehlig73233/
Gelikh73159/
Hellig73145/
Elhaig73123/
Yellig73116/
Gehlig73114/
Haelig7361/
Hiligh7360/
Ellikh7359/
Jellig7353/
Jelikh7331/
Alaigh7328/
Uiligh7315/
Gielig7310/
Oehlig736/
Esligk734/
Hoelig734/
Helegh734/
Alligh734/
Hielig733/
Illigh733/
Elliog732/
Holigh732/
Heluig732/
Haligh732/
Gellig732/
Heleig731/
Helgig731/
Ileigh731/
Aleigh731/
Geilig731/
Eelegh731/
Eulegh731/
Helikh731/
Isligh731/
Elligs731/
Elikhe731/
Elhikh731/
Hetlig730/
Hehlig730/
Elik677,861/
Alig673,287/
Elic671,139/
Ilig67730/
Elix67588/
Olig67389/
Hoellig6738/
Eleg6727/
Esligue6727/
Heillig6724/
Elligue677/
Haleigh675/
Elug675/
Ylig675/
Eliq674/
Jellikh674/
Elliogg673/
Jelikhe671/
Heilegh671/
Heilieg671/
Hiliugh671/
Hilligh671/
Yelishc671/
Eluigue671/
Héiligh671/
Hoehlig671/
Yeligue671/
Elaikhe671/
Jlig671/
Holeigh670/
Gilligh670/
Yelihke670/
Yoellig670/
Hellieg670/
Alliegh670/

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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 Eligh
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