Eligius Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Eligius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eligius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania281:1,890,77247,703
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Eligius (3,791) may also be a first name.

Eligius Last Name Facts

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

Eligius is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Eligius click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eligius? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,967,751st most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. Eligius is primarily found in Asia, where 47 percent of Eligius live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Eligius is also the 114,239th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 3,791 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,890,772. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 32 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 32 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 14 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eligiusz932/
Elligius931/
Elegius865/
Elygius862/
Elijius862/
Eliyus7714/
Elisus775/
Elijus774/
Elieus771/
Elizeus715,356/
Eliseus71193/
Elisaus712/
Heliyus711/
Elliseus673/
Heliseus672/
Heliesus671/
Hellicus670/
Elesus629/
Iliyus627/
Ilieus621/
Elizeusová5922/
Elizeusova591/
Hilicus5723/
Elizeuš574/
Iliyuse571/
Illieus570/
Gilgeous53177/
Elizauce5313/
Hillicus530/
Gilgeious501/
Gillgeous501/

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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
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  • 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 Eligius
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