Elnest Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Elnest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elnest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Elnest (315) may also be a first name.

Elnest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elnest is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Elnest click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elnest? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,385,851st most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name Elnest is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elnest live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Elnest is also the 494,917th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 315 people.

Elnest is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 94 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helnest921/
Elnes91324/
Elnet911/
Elnesr831,398/
Elness83192/
Elneus83158/
Helnes8354/
Elnees834/
Gelnet833/
Elneis831/
Elnese831/
Elnett831/
Elne8018/
Gelnett77342/
Helness7746/
Healnet771/
Ellneus771/
Gellnes771/
Elinnes771/
Helnies770/
Gelness770/
Elner73225/
Gelne7361/
Helne7337/
Elnis7319/
Elnäs739/
Ealne735/
Elnne734/
Elneh733/
Elnie733/
Elney733/
Elned732/
Elgne731/
Ilnet731/
Elnee731/
Elnei731/
Jlnes731/
Ilnes730/
Gellness7120/
Helnneth710/
Ellner671,540/
Elgner67312/
Helner67174/
Elenne6767/
Egline6733/
Hellne6720/
Eilene6718/
Helney6710/
Elnney675/
Elnais675/
Elnehr674/
Helnis674/
Eslner674/
Hilnes674/
Elinne673/
Gilnet673/
Ilneus673/
Gilnes672/
Ealene672/
Gelnez672/
Elnyts671/
Elnice671/
Ilnets671/
Helnei671/
Helnge671/
Hetlne671/
Ealner671/
Ealnit671/
Gelney671/
Elnner671/
Oilnet671/
Etelne671/
Alnast671/
Elgney671/
Helnie671/
Elynne671/
Ellney670/
Helnit670/
Elnnis670/

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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 Elnest
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