Elyah Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Elyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
Elyah (292) may also be a first name.
Elyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻴﺢ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elyah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,352,516th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Elyah reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 516,683rd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 292 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 4,007,551. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Jambi, where 48 percent live, Central Java, where 24 percent live and South Sumatra, where 18 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 21 percent live and Egypt, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elyah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elyah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻴﺢ | alyh | - |
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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
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- 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 Elyah
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