Eligio Surname

60,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Belize

Eligio Surname User-submission:

The family name or surname Elijio is a name of Spanish and Italian origin. It may also be found in the spelling of Eligio, which is more common is the Castilian dialect of Spanish and Italian. The name is a conjugated verb of the Spanish noun elegir and is interpreted as 'the chosen' or 'the elect'.

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Eligio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico5,8411:21,2511,600
Philippines1,4621:69,24611,873
United States4161:871,29666,093
Dominican Republic2771:37,6642,069
Honduras911:96,8841,668
Spain761:615,15828,427
Italy461:1,329,49377,702
Colombia371:1,291,19110,220
Belize271:13,1661,489
Guam81:20,0153,029
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Eligio (68,099) may also be a first name.

Eligio Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The family name or surname Elijio is a name of Spanish and Italian origin. It may also be found in the spelling of Eligio, which is more common is the Castilian dialect of Spanish and Italian. The name is a conjugated verb of the Spanish noun elegir and is interpreted as 'the chosen' or 'the elect'. It is also used frequently as a first name. The family name is chiefly concentrated in the states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon, Mexico and can also be found in the states of Texas and California among families of Mexican ancestry in the United States of America. There is a branch of this family that also settled in Honduras during the 19th century among the Garifuna people and founded the town of San Juan de Tela (Durugubuti).

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Elijio/Eligio is derived from the Spanish word elegir/eligir, meaning 'to choose' or 'to elect'. The name is the third person preterite tense meaning, 'he/she/it chose'.

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Eligio Last Name Facts

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

Eligio is most common in Mexico. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eligio? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,623rd most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 877,278 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Eligio live; 75 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Hispano-North America. Eligio is also the 14,185th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 68,099 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is carried by 5,841 people, or 1 in 21,251. In Mexico Eligio is most frequent in: México, where 31 percent live, Veracruz, where 10 percent live and Mexico City, where 9 percent live. Besides Mexico this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Eligio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eligio last name are 12.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Eligio earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 34.04% less than the national average, earning €19,809 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.46% less than the national average, earning $20,101,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 12.17% less than the national average, earning $37,898 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heligio9216/
Eligioi921/
D'Eligio861/
Elegio83768/
Elizio83264/
Eligia83153/
Iligio8310/
Eloizio774/
Elizios771/
Eliezio771/
Elico73576/
Elizo73311/
Eliso73126/
Elijo738/
Elgeo731/
Heliso671,364/
Elisco67125/
Elioza6799/
Ellico6784/
Elizia6736/
Gelizo6730/
Elegia6720/
Eloiso6718/
Helizo6715/
Elliso6714/
Ellizo675/
Elijos675/
Elizga673/
Elisod673/
Elízio673/
Elhico672/
Elezio672/
Helico672/
Ealiso672/
Elisot672/
Eluiso672/
Elieot671/
Ilegio671/
Iligia671/
Eloijo671/
Elicoh671/
Eleijo671/
Elizuo671/
Elisga671/
Elidjo671/
Elijou671/
Eluico671/
Elieso671/
Elijeo671/
Elizou671/
Eliyho671/
Eleiso671/
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