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 carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elney? popularity and diffusion
Elney is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Elney occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Elney live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 58 people.
The surname Elney is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent reside and Singida Region, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside.
Elney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Elney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elney last name fell 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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