Eliijah Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Eliijah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Eliijah (21) may also be a first name.
Eliijah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eliijah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eliijah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eliijah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Eliijah is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Eliijah are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 21 people.
The surname Eliijah is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 50 percent reside, Lagos, where 33 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 22 percent reside and Uganda, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliijah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Elijaih | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eliejah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eliyjah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eliaiah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elisiyah | 80 | 21 | / |
| Eliahu | 77 | 678 | / |
| Elijay | 77 | 218 | / |
| Eliyia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Elieja | 77 | 3 | / |
| Elijai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elijae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eljaih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elijau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heliij | 77 | 0 | / |
| Elisaia | 71 | 144 | / |
| Elitaja | 71 | 78 | / |
| Elijaji | 71 | 21 | / |
| Aliiyah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Eljayeh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gelijau | 71 | 5 | / |
| Elihaja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Eljaich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Elijoih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elisiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aliyjah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eliyyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eliiyas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eliciya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eliahja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eljai | 67 | 1,311 | / |
| Eljay | 67 | 459 | / |
| Eliea | 67 | 19 | / |
| Helisoja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alijahja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eliie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elishiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eljayash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eloijaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halijaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eliseeia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elijiyas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Eliijah
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