Eljou Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Eljou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eljou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Eljou (9) may also be a first name.

Eljou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eljou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺠﻮ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Eljou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eljou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Eljou are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Eljou is also the 3,941,740th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 9 people.

The surname Eljou is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Mauritania it exists in one country. It is also found in Morocco, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eljoud91151/
Eldjou91147/
Geljou911/
Elijou911/
Eljout911/
Eljo897/
Eljouji831/
Eliojou831/
Eliou801,877/
Eljoo80275/
Eluju80178/
Helju80146/
Eleju80138/
Eloyu8091/
Heljo8078/
Eloju8042/
Geljo8032/
Gelju8017/
Elyou8011/
Elijo808/
Eljos804/
Yeljo803/
Đeljo803/
Jeljo801/
Eljop801/
Elhjouji77204/
Elsoud731,162/
Elkhou73887/
Eleojo73660/
Elijio73312/
Elsout73122/
Heliou7374/
Eleyou7358/
Elloju7353/
Elejio7333/
Elsous7314/
Eliouh7312/
Eleous7310/
Giljou736/
Eloius735/
Elijos735/
Elijus734/
Eleuju734/
Eloyus734/
Eliouj734/
Yeloju733/
Yeliou732/
Elehou732/
Elihou732/
Ealoju731/
Eleiou731/
Eleoue731/
Eleouh731/
Elhhou731/
Eliejo731/
Elleju731/
Elliou731/
Eloijo731/
Elojio731/
Yelyou731/
Elijau731/
Elejue731/
Eleijo731/
Elioue731/
Eelzou731/
Iljoue731/
Helsou731/
Heleou731/
Yeleou731/
Geliou731/
Eljojo731/
Eliouo731/
Elejjo731/
Elejju731/
Elcojo731/
Eljosz731/
Elsajo731/
Elshout671,367/
Elso67753/
Elhajjouji67445/
Eleouet67320/
Elzo67237/
Eleo67193/
Elco67124/
Yelloju6765/
Eleyout6741/
Elshoud6722/
Elja6721/
Iljo6717/
Elío6716/
Eleojoh6710/
Elsu678/
Jelloju675/
Geleoue675/
Gelijau675/
Eleyouh673/
Ellihou673/
Elhyaou673/
Ilju672/
Elehoue672/
Eléouet672/
Elcu672/
Helliou672/
Jeeloju671/
Ealeyou671/
Ealloju671/
Elihoud671/
Ellehou671/
Elleyou671/
Elsouji671/
Elsyjos671/
Elijoih671/
Jelejio671/
Jljo671/
Yljo671/
Yelehou671/
Eléouët671/
Elohijo671/
Elijiyo671/
Elhoujouji671/
Elhajhoujy671/
El'hout671/
Ellijoy671/
Elxo671/
Elxu671/
Elshouh671/
Elouius671/
Gelesou671/

Eljou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eljou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺠﻮaljw75
ﺍﻟﺞalj25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eljou
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