Elj Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Elj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Tunisia441:13,8782,274
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Elj (34) may also be a first name.

Elj Last Name Facts

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

Elj is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Elj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 542,091st most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,310,044 people. The surname Elj is predominantly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Elj live; 48 percent live in North Africa and 48 percent live in Mahgreb. Elj is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 34 people.

It is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 144,251. Besides Morocco this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Elj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elj last name are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.75% being registered to vote for the party.

Elj earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.7% less than the national average, earning $36,808 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elaj86413/
Eulj86170/
Helj8630/
Elhj8624/
Elje8618/
Elij8618/
Gelj865/
Eluj864/
Elej863/
Eldj861/
Eloj861/
Elxj861/
Eljs861/
Eljt861/
Elhaj7596,116/
Eilaj751,231/
Gelaj75108/
Elaja7562/
Helje7548/
Yelaj7540/
Elijh7517/
Eliaj7511/
Elhdj7511/
Elhøj759/
Eslij757/
Hellj756/
Jelaj756/
Elije756/
Jelje755/
Helaj754/
Geloj754/
Elhej753/
Elaaj753/
Helej752/
Eleij752/
Gelej752/
Ellje751/
Elaij751/
Elloj751/
Elyaj751/
Helij751/
Yelij751/
Gelij751/
Eljch751/
Elahj751/
Eelaj751/
Jelej750/
Ela6782,625/
Ely6768,522/
Eli6733,374/
Ele6710,439/
Alj673,860/
Elhajj671,467/
Eliaja67179/
Elahaj67121/
Jellaj6748/
Jelijs6739/
Elc6737/
Ielejs6730/
Helajz6717/
Elhaij6712/
Yelije6710/
Yelaja6710/
Jelije6710/
Jelaja679/
Elá677/
Olj677/
Elhaaj676/
Elí675/
Gielej674/
Elhouj674/
Ealhaj673/
Eliajh673/
Eilajh673/
Jlj673/
Ilj673/
Elaije672/
Elê671/
Ellajj671/
Elyaja671/
Yelaaj671/
Yelloj671/
Elé671/
Hellaj671/
Gellej671/
Elî671/
Elheij671/
Elejje671/
Elijjh671/
Elaijh671/
Gejlaj671/

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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 Elj
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