Elyebu Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Elyebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elyebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda831:470,35327,634
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Elyebu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elyebu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elyebu? popularity and diffusion

Elyebu is the 2,047,559th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. Elyebu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elyebu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 470,353. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kaberamaido District, where 70 percent reside, Dokolo District, where 16 percent reside and Soroti District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eliebu8393/
Eleabu833/
Eluebu832/
Elejobu773/
Elejibu772/
Eliyabu771/
Elayboud711/
Ilayebau711/
Elaibu6710/
Iliebu672/
Elijbu671/
Elhayabou671/
Iluebou6217/
Iloebgu623/
Yloebou621/
Iloebou621/
Ileybou621/
Elaiboud57205/
Ilouebou5714/
Yeleaboe571/
Yiloebou571/

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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 Elyebu
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