Elleye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Elleye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Elleye (16) may also be a first name.
Elleye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elleye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elleye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻟﻠﻲ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elleye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elleye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.
The last name Elleye is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Elleye is most prevalent in: Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 50 percent live and Trarza Region, where 50 percent live. Besides Mauritania Elleye occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elleye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elleye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻟﻠﻲ | ally | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻟﻠﻲ | ally | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Elleye
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