Ellis-Lee Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ellis-Lee Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Ellis & Lee.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ellis-Lee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Ellis-Lee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ellis-Lee Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ellis-Lee occurs most in South Africa. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellis-Lee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Ellis-Lee is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Ellis-Lee live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Ellis-Lee is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Ellis-Lee is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 80 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 20 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellis-Hale847/
Ellis-El824/
Elsa-Lee821/
Ellis-Ali782/
Elisa Lee781/
Elise Lee781/
Ellis-Lai781/
Ellsley7563/
Ellisel757/
Als-Lee753/
Elsisle752/
Elisale751/
Ellis-Hall7429/
Ellis-Hill7416/
Ellis-Heal748/
Ellesley7141/
Eliseela713/
Elizalee713/
Elsle711/
Elsaleeh711/
Elsahlee711/
Elsley671,125/
Ellsel6738/
Elisel6713/
Elisil677/
Elsele676/
Elsole673/
Ellisalla673/
Elisa Lae671/
Elizle671/
Ellh Sale671/
Elsale671/
Elslie671/
Ellsil671/
Ellissoll670/

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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 Ellis-Lee
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