Elinihaki Surname

516,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Elinihaki Surname User-submission:

The Elinihaki surname comes from the Biblical name from Jeremiah 23:6. Juda promised name.

Elinihaki means 'the lord our righteous saviour'.

The name is very common in northern Tanzania Pare ethnic.

Elinihaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6301:84,0348,568
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Elinihaki (307) may also be a first name.

Elinihaki Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Elinihaki surname comes from the Biblical name from Jeremiah 23:6. Juda promised name.

Elinihaki means 'the lord our righteous saviour'.

The name is very common in northern Tanzania Pare ethnic.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

The Elinihaki surname comes from the words eli, meaning 'God', and haki, meaning 'right'. So the meaning of the surname is 'God is our right' or 'right God'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Elinihaki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elinihaki occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Elinihaki click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elinihaki? popularity and diffusion

Elinihaki is the 516,587th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,549,201 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elinihaki are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Elinihaki is also the 502,288th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 307 people.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 630 people, or 1 in 84,034. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 51 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 13 percent live and Manyara Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eliniaki941/
Elinihack891/
Jeleśniajski672/
Jelesniasky601/
Alenyaki591/
Ola-Nahak5616/

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