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 is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elyjah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Elyjah reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 36 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Elyjah is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Elyjah is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.
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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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