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Where Does The Last Name Elizabeth Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Elizabeth (Arabic: اليزابث, Hindi: एलिजाबेथ, Marathi: एिलझाबेथ, Oriya: ଏଲିଜାେବଥ) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Elízabeth, Élizabeth or Élízábéth. For other potential spellings of Elizabeth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elizabeth? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Elizabeth is the 10,842^nd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 140,732 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Elizabeth are found; 36 percent are found in East Africa and 21 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Elizabeth is also the 56^th most common first name on earth, held by 6,028,529 people.

Elizabeth is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 10,947 people, or 1 in 8,911. Besides Ethiopia it is found in 122 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and South Sudan, where 9 percent are found.

Elizabeth Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Elizabeth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Elizabeth surname rose 11,706 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 41 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elizabeth Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Elizabeth surname is primarily Catholic (68%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Shiite (20%) in Lebanon and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Elizabeth are 5.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elizabeth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.29% less than the national average, earning R 65,844 per year; in Colombia they earn 137.97% more than the national average, earning $54,025,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning $37,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.73% less than the national average, earning $45,346 CAD per year.