Elishay Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Elishay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Elishay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elishay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elishay is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elishay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Elishay is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Elishay occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Elishay live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Elishay is mostly found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
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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 Elishay
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