Eligha Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Eligha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eligha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Eligha (161) may also be a first name.

Eligha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eligha is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Eligha.

How Common Is The Last Name Eligha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eligha is the 4,427,875th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Eligha are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eligha is also the 722,635th most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 161 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Eligha is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 44 percent are found, Rivers, where 31 percent are found and Abia, where 25 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Eligha exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Eligha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eligha has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eliga91179/
Eleighja861/
Geliga83294/
Eligah8372/
Elegha8343/
Aligha8341/
Yeliga8326/
Oligha8320/
Iligha8315/
Eligeh8311/
Eligas8310/
Elighe839/
Eligea835/
Jeliga834/
Elaiga832/
Eligaz832/
Heliga832/
Elgiga831/
Elisga831/
Elugha831/
Ejliga831/
Alighai7736/
Eligaud7732/
Alighah7726/
Heligas7718/
Helliga7712/
Yeligay7710/
Jeeliga778/
Gelliga778/
Eslighi777/
Eleghah773/
Eligith771/
Elligas771/
Aluigha771/
Ilighga771/
Eleagha771/
Yelliga771/
Oleigha771/
Elégiga771/
Eleinga771/
Heligah771/
Jeligah771/
Aleigha770/
Aliga736,537/
Eligi731,184/
Elega73556/
Oliga73385/
Eluga73284/
Elige73194/
Iliga73125/
Eligo7343/
Jliga731/
Helligas7114/
Aligeeha711/
Elligath711/
Jelligai711/
Heligass710/
Aligay67712/
Elegah67221/
Holiga67198/
Eliggi67140/
Haliga67139/
Giliga67104/
Eliger67103/
Olugha6781/
Gelega6771/
Aligah6770/
Eligoi6770/
Helige6761/
Oligho6750/
Gelige6734/
Alugha6733/
Heluga6727/
Eleghe6727/
Jiliga6722/
Alliga6718/
Oligah6717/
Aligho6716/
Elligo6716/
Alaiga6713/
Aliega6712/
Eligui6712/
Ilegha6711/
Elugah679/
Elegeh679/
Hiliga677/
Yelega677/
Eliges677/
Iligay676/
Geligi675/
Oliega675/
Oiliga675/
Illiga675/
Heligi674/
Ailiga674/
Eliege674/
Ellega674/
Elluga673/
Eligod673/
Helega673/
Heligo673/
Oligaj673/
Aligau673/
Eligie672/
Helligass672/
Geligo672/
Yoliga672/
Aluiga672/
Eliogo672/
Ilighi672/
Eleaga672/
Eligos672/
Oloiga672/
Eligis671/
Elligi671/
Ellisgaut671/
Aeluga671/
Alegha671/
Aleiga671/
Eleghi671/
Ohliga671/
Aloiga671/
Iligai671/
Iyliga671/
Heyligher671/
Jelega671/
Eligee671/
Eligge671/
Elgigo671/
Elegga671/
Eulige671/
Alygha671/
Aligaa671/
Aligga671/
Elegho671/
Eliego671/
Ellige670/
Eliget670/

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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 Eligha
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