Elney Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Elney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Elney (58) may also be a first name.
Elney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elney is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elney? popularity and diffusion
Elney is the 10,311,814th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Elney reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Elney is also the 1,295,729th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 58 people.
Elney is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent are found and Singida Region, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.
Elney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Elney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elney last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Elney
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