Elney Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Elney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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 occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Elney is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Elney live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Elney is also the 1,295,729th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 58 people.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent reside and Singida Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name is found 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 over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Elney last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helney9110/
Elnney915/
Gelney911/
Elgney911/
Ellney910/
Elne8918/
Elny898/
Elemney834/
Olney806,703/
Elnes80324/
Yelne80307/
Elner80225/
Helny8073/
Gelne8061/
Helne8037/
Alney8015/
Gelny8014/
Elnny805/
Ealne805/
Elnne804/
Elhny804/
Elnie803/
Elneh803/
Elned802/
Jelne801/
Elnei801/
Elnet801/
Elnay801/
Elnee801/
Elnoy801/
Elgne801/
Jelny801/
Elhinney7711/
Elhenney771/
Gelenney770/
Ellner731,540/
Elnesr731,398/
Elnahy73336/
Elgner73312/
Elnohy73244/
Elness73192/
Helner73174/
Elnest73158/
Elneus73158/
Elenne7367/
Yelner7358/
Helnes7354/
Egline7333/
Hellne7320/
Eilene7318/
Jelnes7317/
O'Lney7315/
Ehilne736/
Jellne735/
Eslner734/
Elnahe734/
Elnees734/
Elnehr734/
Gilney733/
Halney733/
Elinne733/
Gelnay733/
Ehelne732/
Yelhne732/
Yellne732/
Ealene732/
Olneyo732/
Jelner732/
Helnei731/
Helnge731/
Hetlne731/
Jeulne731/
Ealner731/
Gelnny731/
Elnner731/
Healny731/
Elnaya731/
Gielny731/
Elneis731/
Elenny731/
Etelne731/
Helnie731/
Elynne731/
Elnett731/
Elnoye731/
Elymny731/
Elnyts731/
Helnyi731/
Holney730/
Helnoy730/
Ellnoe730/
Elneje730/
Hellner671,464/
Alne67529/
Heilner67288/
Elni67262/
Helenne67215/
Gelinne67193/
Elna67117/
Helness6746/
Olne6741/
Ilne6738/
Gelenne6727/
Elienne6711/
Etlenne674/
Elnajeh674/
Ylny674/
Elnagie674/
Gillney673/
Helänne673/
Elnayed673/
Etlenyi672/
Eglinei672/
Helnest671/
Healnet671/
Eagline671/
Eylhner671/
Ellneus671/
Gailney671/
Ylne671/
Heilene671/
Yellner671/
Elnuoye671/
Elinnes671/
Heylene671/
Jelenne671/
Helinne671/
Elnouhy671/
Elionne671/
Aelnaye671/
Aileney671/
Elngawe671/
Helenny671/
Ethlene670/
Gilhney670/
Heelner670/
Helgner670/
Hielner670/
Healner670/

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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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