Elye Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Elye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 66 | 1:62,043 | 4,323 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Élye (1) & Elyé (1) are calculated separately.
Elye (280) may also be a first name.
Elye Demographics
Average Elye Salary in
United States
$22,589 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Elye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻠﻲ) is most common in Mauritania. It may also be rendered as: Élye or Elyé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,620,164th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Elye is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Elye are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Elye is also the 530,161st most common first name world-wide It is held by 280 people.
It is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 62,043. In Mauritania it is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 59 percent live, Inchiri Region, where 11 percent live and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Mauritania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Elye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Elye has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 8 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Elye Last Name Statistics demography
Elye earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.65% less than the national average, earning $22,589 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻠﻲ | aly | 63.16 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻪ | alyh | 15.79 |
| ﺃﻋﻠﻲ | aly | 13.16 |
| ﺇﻋﻠﻲ | aly | 5.26 |
| ﺃﻋﻠﻴﻪ | alyh | 2.63 |
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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 Elye
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