Elijiah Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Elijiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Elijiah (87) may also be a first name.
Elijiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elijiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elijiah is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elijiah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,506,728th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Elijiah live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 87 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 32 percent reside, Edo, where 16 percent reside and Ekiti, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elijih | 92 | 3 | / |
| Elijia | 92 | 3 | / |
| Elihjia | 86 | 6 | / |
| Eleijah | 86 | 6 | / |
| El Jiah | 86 | 4 | / |
| Elijiha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Eliejah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Elajiah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eliji | 83 | 195 | / |
| Elijh | 83 | 17 | / |
| Elh Ijia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elijio | 77 | 312 | / |
| Eligia | 77 | 153 | / |
| Elijha | 77 | 96 | / |
| Elhiji | 77 | 29 | / |
| Elihja | 77 | 18 | / |
| Elijeh | 77 | 14 | / |
| Elaiji | 77 | 13 | / |
| Elioji | 77 | 6 | / |
| Eljiha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eliajh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Alijia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elijja | 77 | 2 | / |
| El Jah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elaijh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elojih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elijjh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elejia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elhjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eliaji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elijuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elajia | 77 | 1 | / |
| El Hijjah | 75 | 9 | / |
| Eljihad | 71 | 583 | / |
| Al Jiah | 71 | 213 | / |
| El Jayh | 71 | 153 | / |
| Alwijah | 71 | 41 | / |
| Alijiya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Eleijeh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Eliajua | 71 | 5 | / |
| Elaijha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Elhajia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eliazha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allijia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elajiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Jiai | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Joia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elijiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eliahja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eliajha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ellaiji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alhjiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alyijah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aliji | 67 | 4,636 | / |
| Elaji | 67 | 692 | / |
| Eloji | 67 | 171 | / |
| Elouajih | 67 | 170 | / |
| Eluji | 67 | 84 | / |
| Oliji | 67 | 75 | / |
| Eleji | 67 | 53 | / |
| Owolijah | 67 | 42 | / |
| El Ji | 67 | 26 | / |
| Uliji | 67 | 18 | / |
| Elh Ajia | 67 | 14 | / |
| El Jahwi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Elhji | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alijh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ilijh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Elije | 67 | 6 | / |
| El Ijawi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iliji | 67 | 3 | / |
| El Weija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eleighja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehl Ajia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elh Juia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aelajiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Jayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elizh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Elijiah
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