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

Eligha occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Eligha.

How Common Is The Last Name Eligha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Eligha live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eligha is also the 722,635th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 161 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 44 percent live, Rivers, where 31 percent live and Abia, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Eligha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eligha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eligha surname fell 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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