Elyjah Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Elyjah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Elyjah (36) may also be a first name.
Elyjah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elyjah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elyjah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elyjah? popularity and diffusion
Elyjah is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Elyjah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Elyjah live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 36 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Elyjah is most prevalent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.
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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 Elyjah
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