Elishia Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elishia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elishia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Elishia (920) may also be a first name.

Elishia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elishia is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Elishia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elishia? popularity and diffusion

Elishia is the 1,967,751st most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Elishia reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elishia is also the 267,151st most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 920 people.

The last name Elishia is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria Elishia is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 23 percent live, Rivers, where 10 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Elishia Last Name Statistics demography

Elishia earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.65% less than the national average, earning $21,725 USD per year.

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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 Elishia
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