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
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
| 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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