Elu Surname

107,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Elu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,0681:63,9506,960
Nigeria1,2131:146,0379,290
Papua New Guinea3031:26,9103,022
Spain1401:333,94319,434
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
India901:8,522,949175,347
France691:962,648108,938
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Uganda411:952,17842,125
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Australia291:930,88655,860
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
Belgium231:499,85448,667
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Israel181:475,42436,085
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
England81:6,964,757184,742
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Solomon Islands41:145,00719,402
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Elu (2,513) may also be a first name.

Elu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elu (Bengali: ইলু, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻞ, Hindi: एलू, Marathi: ोेळू, Oriya: ଏଲୁ, Russian: Элу) occurs most in Indonesia. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elu is the 107,154th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,672,990 people. Elu is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Elu are found; 47 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 147,188th most widespread first name in the world, held by 2,513 people.

The surname Elu is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 2,068 people, or 1 in 63,950. In Indonesia Elu is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 89 percent live, Southeast Sulawesi, where 2 percent live and Papua, where 2 percent live. Besides Indonesia Elu occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Elu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elu last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.62% registered with the party.

The amount Elu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 25.63% less than the national average, earning R 176,724 per year and in United States they earn 25.4% more than the national average, earning $54,110 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eluu863,657/
Ellu861,679/
Helu861,542/
Gelu861,376/
Eelu86890/
Eilu86793/
Elau86691/
Elou86689/
Jelu86645/
Elui86527/
Eulu86460/
Yelu86425/
Eleu86331/
Eluh86252/
Elus86234/
Elgu86219/
Eliu86166/
Etlu8677/
Eluz8672/
Elut8647/
Aelu8640/
Elud8634/
Ielu8612/
Elup8611/
Ealu869/
Eylu869/
Eluy865/
Elyu864/
Eluj864/
Eslu863/
Oelu863/
Elux861/
Ejlu861/
Helou7525,900/
Eliud757,678/
Elius757,292/
Gellu751,426/
Yellu751,022/
Oeleu75898/
Eliau75791/
Yelou75757/
Eleus75723/
Eliuz75595/
Gelau75572/
Elhou75514/
Ehlou75436/
Ijelu75419/
Heelu75349/
YeLiu75329/
Heliu75328/
Elaut75288/
Helus75252/
Elyau75247/
Jelau75220/
Elaus75201/
Eulau75198/
Eloud75168/
Heluy75159/
Jeliu75146/
Helut75142/
Ellui75142/
Hellu75123/
Ellou75122/
Heleu75105/
Elout7593/
Jelus7580/
Hyelu7579/
Jeluš7565/
Eluis7558/
Eilau7555/
Eylau7550/
Elohu7538/
Eslou7538/
Ioelu7537/
Ellus7535/
Jelut7531/
Eliut7531/
Heilu7523/
Yeleu7522/
Elust7519/
Elouh7517/
Helui7516/
Jeelu7516/
Eileu7516/
Helau7515/
Elluh7515/
Jhelu7514/
Aelui7514/
Jellu7512/
Elous7512/
Eluid7511/
Elgou7511/
Aellu7510/
Gelgu7510/
Gelou7510/
Jeilu7510/
Jeylu759/
Eslau759/
Yeluh759/
Elguu759/
Yelgu758/
Yelau758/
Jeluu757/
Ellau757/
Geliu757/
Eluue756/
Jeluz756/
Jelui756/
Eleup755/
Yoelu755/
Heluz755/
Gelui755/
Ellut755/
Elouz755/
Eiluz755/
Etllu754/
Eleuz754/
Eeluh754/
Jelou753/
Eleue753/
Elhui753/
Elleu753/
Elaud753/
Eleux752/
Ieelu752/
Eleuh752/
Elouy752/
Geluy752/
Geleu752/
Jealu751/
Hehlu751/
Healu751/
Jetlu751/
Eallu751/
Ejlau751/
Ehilu751/
Eeliu751/
Ettlu751/
Elluz751/
Elush751/
Eluui751/
Gielu751/
Yetlu751/
Yhelu751/
Elahu751/
Ejliu751/
Ehelu751/
Eleud751/
Eluís751/
Heslu751/
Jeleu751/
Jeluś751/
Helux751/
Yelus751/
Haelu751/
Elusz751/
Elheu751/
Elgau751/
Eleut751/
Eeleu751/
Eluys751/
Geelu751/
Aelyu751/
Oelau751/
Aeleu751/
Jelup751/
Eluch750/
Eilus750/
Ehlus750/
Alu6736,540/
Olu6724,235/
Ilu676,282/
Hellou672,272/
Elhout672,038/
Helleu67667/
Helous67555/
Helluy67378/
Jelahu67358/
Ellouz67315/
Elhlou67181/
Jelius67149/
Gielau67108/
Aiyelu67107/
Yellou6790/
Elault6783/
Ehielu6774/
Ojielu6770/
Jelaut6768/
Eleuch6764/
Heslup6761/
Helouz6758/
Hellus6754/
Jeliut6753/
Ellout6750/
Yellup6742/
Helaut6742/
Eylaud6740/
Jeilus6739/
Elliau6739/
Eloush6735/
Ellouh6732/
Ellius6731/
Elhaus6731/
Elouch6728/
Jelous6727/
Elgouh6726/
Heuleu6725/
Jelluš6721/
Ellaux6719/
Yelgou6718/
Yelluz6718/
Helius6716/
Eslous6714/
Elhaut6713/
Heleut6713/
Heslou6712/
Elloud6711/
Jellou6711/
Etellu6711/
Heliau6711/
Ylu6710/
Gehlau6710/
Jlu679/
Ellous678/
Eslaut678/
Jelaus677/
Jeluha677/
Jelhus676/
Elhoud676/
Elliut676/
Yelius675/
Heluua675/
Jelush675/
Jieliu675/
Helouh675/
Jelout675/
Elliup674/
Elhouj674/
Gellau674/
Itellu673/
Elleus673/
Jesliu673/
Eló673/
Elhous673/
Heleux673/
Jeliud673/
Yeloud672/
Ehelou672/
Eloutt672/
Ellaud672/
Geelou672/
Oiyelu672/
Esellu672/
Elleut672/
Heloud672/
Heleus672/
Jeloux672/
Gellou672/
Heiliu672/
Jeylus672/
Heluha671/
Jelyus671/
Heliud671/
Helutt671/
Healgu671/
Jettlu671/
Eailou671/
Elhhou671/
Eliaud671/
Eellus671/
Elluis671/
Elyuch671/
Eslaus671/
Geliui671/
Gelleu671/
Haellu671/
Yehliu671/
Yellau671/
Yellgu671/
Yelliu671/
Yelyus671/
Yetlou671/
Uhielu671/
Euluhy671/
Gehleu671/
Jellus671/
Hehelu671/
Heelou671/
Heloux671/
Yielou671/
Elluit671/
Eileus671/
Eislou671/
Eheleu671/
Eliaus671/
Yellud671/
Jealus671/
Jeillu671/
Eheilu671/
Gelheu671/
Heslau670/
Heilus670/
Elluss670/
Ellahu670/
Easlup670/

Elu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elu in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻋﻞal-
Elu in the Bengali language
ইলুilu60
এলুelu40
Elu in the Oriya language
ଏଲୁelu45.45
ଇଲୁilu45.45
ଏଲୁାଇଁelua'im9.09
Elu in the Hindi language
एलूelu40
एलुelu30
ऐलुailu6.67
इलूilu6.67
ेलूelu3.33
ेलुelu3.33
ईलूilu3.33
ऐलूailu3.33
इल्यूilyu3.33
Elu in the Marathi language
ोेळूoelu33.33
वेलूvelu33.33
एळूelu33.33
Elu in the Russian language
Элуelu-

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