Elijiah Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elijiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elijiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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

Elijiah is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Elijiah.

How Common Is The Last Name Elijiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elijiah is the 2,506,728th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Elijiah live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elijiah is also the 1,024,927th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 87 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria Elijiah is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 32 percent reside, Edo, where 16 percent reside and Ekiti, where 16 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Elihjia866/
Eleijah866/
El Jiah864/
Elijiha863/
Eliejah862/
Elajiah861/
Eliji83195/
Elijh8317/
Elh Ijia801/
Elijio77312/
Eligia77153/
Elijha7796/
Elhiji7729/
Elihja7718/
Elijeh7714/
Elaiji7713/
Elioji776/
Eljiha774/
Eliajh773/
Alijia772/
Elijja772/
El Jah771/
Elaijh771/
Elojih771/
Elijjh771/
Elejia771/
Elhjah771/
Eliaji771/
Elijuh771/
Elajia771/
El Hijjah759/
Eljihad71583/
Al Jiah71213/
El Jayh71153/
Alwijah7141/
Alijiya717/
Eleijeh716/
Eliajua715/
Elaijha714/
Elhajia711/
Eliazha711/
Allijia711/
Elajiya711/
El Jiai711/
El Joia711/
Elijiyo711/
Eliahja711/
Eliajha711/
Ellaiji711/
Alhjiah711/
Alyijah711/
Aliji674,636/
Elaji67692/
Eloji67171/
Elouajih67170/
Eluji6784/
Oliji6775/
Eleji6753/
Owolijah6742/
El Ji6726/
Uliji6718/
Elh Ajia6714/
El Jahwi679/
Elhji679/
Alijh677/
Ilijh676/
Elije676/
El Ijawi674/
Iliji673/
El Weija671/
Eleighja671/
Ehl Ajia671/
Elh Juia671/
Aelajiya671/
El Jayah671/
Elizh670/

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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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