Elimiya Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elimiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elimiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Elimiya (219) may also be a first name.

Elimiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elimiya is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Elimiya.

How Common Is The Last Name Elimiya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Elimiya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elimiya are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 609,814th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 219 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Elimiya is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 56 percent reside, Kogi, where 28 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Elimiya
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